Remembering the Atomic Bomb in its Birthplace, New Mexico

On July 16, 1945 the « Land of Enchantment » acquired a new identity as the cradle of the nuclear age when the world’s first atomic bomb exploded in the Jornada del Muerto desert. New Mexico underwent a phenomenal transformation as a result of the arrival of atomic science in its remotest lands. The...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lucie Genay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: UMR 5136- France, Amériques, Espagne – Sociétés, Pouvoirs, Acteurs (FRAMESPA) 2017-01-01
Series:Les Cahiers de Framespa
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/framespa/4366