Photos That Captured the Most Chilling Moments in History

The Gadget, 1945

The Gadget was the first atomic bomb, similar to the Fat Man used to bomb Nagasaki only a few weeks after this photo was taken. This image shows Norris Bradbury, group leader for the bomb assembly, standing next to the assembled Gadget atop the test tower.

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