Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/The Trinity nuclear test, 1945

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[edit] The Trinity nuclear test, 1945

Original - The Trinity nuclear test, 0.016 seconds after ignition. Berlyn Brixner, photographer
Original - The Trinity nuclear test, 0.016 seconds after ignition. Berlyn Brixner, photographer
Reason
An icon of the Atomic Age. I recently uploaded a larger version, which is probably why this photo hasn't been nominated before. The New Mexico Museum of Fine Arts in Santa Fe has a print of this photo on permanent display, and I've spent a long time studying it there (and here). The WWI German helmet shape; the One-Eye Monster; Death, the Destroyer of Worlds.... An amazing photograph, taken under extraordinary conditions. Berlyn Brixner was the photographer, and some details are on his page. This edit is by User:Jjron, who helped clean up this historic image -- thanks, jjron.
Articles this image appears in
Trinity (nuclear test)
20th century
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Robert Oppenheimer
List of states with nuclear weapons
Wikipedia:Picture peer review/Trinity explosion, 1945not quite an article
Creator
Berlyn Brixner
  • Support as nominator --Pete Tillman (talk) 05:26, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Support. Iconic, indeed, and top enc. Good quality considering it's from a 16 mm film frame.--Janke | Talk 10:06, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Support Iconic and well-restored.--HereToHelp (talk to me) 13:47, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Support Nice picture, very encyclopedic. SpencerT♦C 13:49, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Support Does it for me. DurovaCharge! 16:46, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Support, excellent historic and enc. value. — BRIAN0918 • 2008-05-24 17:02Z
  • Support per Janke. Mfield (talk) 21:04, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Support per high EV. Crassic! (talk) 22:15, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Support High ev, good quality, very interesting, unique and informative Capital photographer (talk) 08:08, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Strong Support - incredibly encylopaedic, amazing image. E10T8A9 —Vanderdecken∴ ∫ξφ 12:24, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Strong Support. It's and incredible image, and I'd support even for the Oppenheimer reference in the nomination. NauticaShades 02:28, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Strong Support Amazing image,illustrates the subject nicely,good quality,etc.--Fireaxe888 (talk) 09:43, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Absolutely support, indeed very encyclopedic one. M.K. (talk) 16:09, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

Promoted Image:Trinity explosion2.jpeg MER-C 09:20, 30 May 2008 (UTC)