On July 16, 1945, the scientists of the Manhattan Project conducted the Trinity Test; the first successful detonation of an atomic device. The device they detonated turned sand to glass, sent a mushroom cloud 38,000 feet into the stratosphere, and blew a 1.5-mile hole in the plains of the Alamogordo Bombing Range. Today marks the 78th anniversary of the Trinity Test. In this video–posted at the exact moment the test was initiated– filmmaker #ChristopherNolan and the cast and crew of the upcoming

468K views · 20K reactions | J. Robert Oppenheimer, renowned as the 'Father of the atomic bomb,' recited a verse from the Bhagavad Gita following the detonation of the first nuclear weapon test. A biography chronicling his life, titled "Oppenheimer," is set to be released on July 21. #oppenheimer #atomicbomb #bhagavadgita #viral #quote | Jist | Facebook