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Nuclear Testing Collection

Amidst the chaos of the atomic age, Soviet Armenian physicist Abram Alikhanov (bw photo) played a pivotal role in the development of nuclear weapons

Background imageNuclear Testing Collection: Effects of the Atomic Bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki (b/w photo)

Effects of the Atomic Bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki (b/w photo)
8625727 Effects of the Atomic Bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageNuclear Testing Collection: Effects of the Atomic Bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki (b/w photo)

Effects of the Atomic Bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki (b/w photo)
8625721 Effects of the Atomic Bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageNuclear Testing Collection: Effects of the Atomic Bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki (b/w photo)

Effects of the Atomic Bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki (b/w photo)
8625730 Effects of the Atomic Bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageNuclear Testing Collection: Effects of the Atomic Bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki (b/w photo)

Effects of the Atomic Bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki (b/w photo)
8625725 Effects of the Atomic Bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageNuclear Testing Collection: Effects of the Atomic Bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki (b/w photo)

Effects of the Atomic Bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki (b/w photo)
8625722 Effects of the Atomic Bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageNuclear Testing Collection: Ideal Victorian home life (colour litho)

Ideal Victorian home life (colour litho)
8635979 Ideal Victorian home life (colour litho) by Concanen, Alfred (1835-86) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ideal Victorian home life)

Background imageNuclear Testing Collection: Effects of the Atomic Bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki (b/w photo)

Effects of the Atomic Bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki (b/w photo)
8625729 Effects of the Atomic Bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageNuclear Testing Collection: Effects of the Atomic Bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki (b/w photo)

Effects of the Atomic Bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki (b/w photo)
8625723 Effects of the Atomic Bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageNuclear Testing Collection: Effects of the Atomic Bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki (b/w photo)

Effects of the Atomic Bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki (b/w photo)
8625728 Effects of the Atomic Bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageNuclear Testing Collection: Effects of the Atomic Bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki (b/w photo)

Effects of the Atomic Bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki (b/w photo)
8625726 Effects of the Atomic Bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageNuclear Testing Collection: Effects of the Atomic Bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki (b/w photo)

Effects of the Atomic Bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki (b/w photo)
8625724 Effects of the Atomic Bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageNuclear Testing Collection: Effects of the Atomic Bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki (b/w photo)

Effects of the Atomic Bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki (b/w photo)
8625720 Effects of the Atomic Bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageNuclear Testing Collection: Effects of the Atomic Bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki (b/w photo)

Effects of the Atomic Bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki (b/w photo)
8625732 Effects of the Atomic Bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageNuclear Testing Collection: Effects of the Atomic Bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki (b/w photo)

Effects of the Atomic Bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki (b/w photo)
8625719 Effects of the Atomic Bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageNuclear Testing Collection: Chaos (litho)

Chaos (litho)
7150301 Chaos (litho) by Barrett, Oswald Charles (BATT) (1892-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chaos. Illustration from How Should We Rebuild London)

Background imageNuclear Testing Collection: Abram Alikhanov, Soviet Armenian physicist (b / w photo)

Abram Alikhanov, Soviet Armenian physicist (b / w photo)
7200787 Abram Alikhanov, Soviet Armenian physicist (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Abram Alikhanov (1904-1970), Soviet Armenian physicist

Background imageNuclear Testing Collection: Nuclear mushroom cloud seen here over Malden Island following the detontation of the bomb

Nuclear mushroom cloud seen here over Malden Island following the detontation of the bomb called Short Granite. The explosion was the first of three carried out by the United Kingdom 15th May 1957

Background imageNuclear Testing Collection: Nuclear cloud seen here in the late stages of development over Malden Island following

Nuclear cloud seen here in the late stages of development over Malden Island following the detontation of the bomb called Short Granite

Background imageNuclear Testing Collection: Nuclear cloud seen here following the detonation of the bomb named Purple Granite over

Nuclear cloud seen here following the detonation of the bomb named Purple Granite over Malden Island. The explosion was the third carried out by the United Kingdom 19th June 1957 watscan



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Amidst the chaos of the atomic age, Soviet Armenian physicist Abram Alikhanov (bw photo) played a pivotal role in the development of nuclear weapons. The destructive power of his creations is vividly depicted in this series of images, showing the ominous progression of a nuclear cloud over Malden Island following the detonation of the bombs named Purple Granite and Ivan. The initial flash of light gives way to a towering mushroom cloud, its ominous form a stark reminder of the immense energy released in these tests. As the cloud reaches its late stages of development, the devastation wrought by the blast becomes apparent, leaving a haunting legacy of the nuclear era.