Description: (curated) Copy of an ultra-high-speed photograph of an atomic bomb explosion taken from a distance of 7 miles, before 1952; black-and-white, exposure of 1/100,000,000 second. See H. E. Edgerton's STOPPING TIME, pp. 144-145. N.B. film mounted in reverse. (CC) HEE-SC-09048

One IA-63 Pampa II with her killmarks

Atomic bomb explosion photographed by Edgerton and his colleagues at EG&G, likely at the Nevada Proving Grounds, on commission for the Atomic Energy Commission; circa 1952. Revealing the incredible anatomy of the first microseconds of an atomic explosion, this ominous fireball was documented in a 1/100,000,000-of-a-second exposure, taken from seven miles away with a lens ten feet long. The terrifying explosion caused lightning-like energy to descend the guide wires of the tower. (see "Stopping Time" (1987), pp. 144-5). (CC) HEE-NC-52006

Copy of a high-speed photograph of an atomic bomb explosion, using a magneto-optic shutter. (CC) Atomic bomb explosion photographed by Edgerton and his colleagues at EG&G, likely at the Nevada Proving Grounds, on commission for the Atomic Energy Commission; circa 1952. Revealing the incredible anatomy of the first microseconds of an atomic explosion, the fireball was documented in a 1/100,000,000-of-a-second exposure, taken from seven miles away with a lens ten feet long. In another few microseconds the Joshua trees, silhouetted at the base of the rapidly expanding explosion, will be engulfed by the shock and heat waves and incinerated. (see "Stopping TIme" (1987), p, 145). (CC) HEE-SC-04589

Copy of an ultra-high-speed photograph of an atomic bomb explosion, taken from a distance of 7 miles, before 1952. Black-and-white, reproduction image. (CC) HEE-SC-09049