House illuminated

House illuminated

In this famous photograph, a demonstration house is seen about 3,500 feet away from a 1953 detonation called "Annie," a 16-kiloton weapon. All the light in the picture is from the blast, which took place just a fraction of a second earlier.

July 7, 2012 4:00 AM PDT

Photo by: Nevada National Security Site

| Caption by: Daniel Terdiman

 

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