On July 16,1945, at 5:29:45 a.m., the first atom bomb was successfully tested in Alamogordo, New Mexico. Creating this powerful weapon was a top secret undertaking known as the Manhattan Project. The effort involved bringing together the best minds in science to discover how to harness the atom’s power to try to bring the war to a decisive end. The mushroom cloud rose 40,000 feet into the air and the tower on which the bomb sat when detonated was vaporized.
