" Others were impressed
EMRTC by the heat they
immediately felt. Military policeman Davis
said, "The heat was like opening up an oven
door, even at 10 miles." Dr. Phillip
Morrison said, "Suddenly, not only was
there a bright light but where we were, 10
miles away, there was the heat of the sun on
our faces .... Then, on
- ly minut
- es later, the real
- sun rose
- Computer Science
- and again you felt the
- same heat to the face f
- rom the sunrise. So we
- saw t
- Materials Engineering
- wo sunrises." Vi
- Mathematics
- sitors sometimes ask a
- bout soldiers wat
- ching t
- he test fr
- om trenches. That took
place during tests in Nevada, not at Trinity Site. Personnel were at least 10,000 yards from ground zero and they were in bunkers. The test was conducted to see if the bomb would work and to measure its yield.
