"Gadget" was the name given to the plutonium implosion device detonated in the Trinity Test in July 1945, at Los Alamos, New Mexico. The term "gadget" was a laboratory euphemism for a bomb.
Manhattan Project scientists had to overcome difficult scientific and engineering challenges to design and build the Gadget.
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Get the Gadget mug."Trinity" Test was the code name of the first detonation of a nuclear weapon test, conducted by the United States Army and the Manhattan Project leaders at 5:29 a.m. on July 16, 1945, in Los Alamos, New Mexico.
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Get the Trinity Test mug.Van Hoytema is a Dutch-Swedish director of photography known for his work on The Fighter (2010), Her (2013), Interstellar (2014), and Dunkirk (2017).
Did You Know Van Hoytema always wanted to be a filmmaker, he eventually went on to attend the Polish film school in Lodz and started out making documentaries. He later met someone who asked him to shoot a very low-budget film in Norway, which he accepted to do. This led Hoyte to create another film in Norway which was led by a producer who was very active in Sweden. The producer offered Hoyte to work on a television show and another feature film. This started Hoyte's career. He started to become a notable filmmaker in Sweden.
Did You Know Van Hoytema always wanted to be a filmmaker, he eventually went on to attend the Polish film school in Lodz and started out making documentaries. He later met someone who asked him to shoot a very low-budget film in Norway, which he accepted to do. This led Hoyte to create another film in Norway which was led by a producer who was very active in Sweden. The producer offered Hoyte to work on a television show and another feature film. This started Hoyte's career. He started to become a notable filmmaker in Sweden.
Hoyte van Hoytema had worked with A-list auteurs, including David O. Russell (The Fighter), Sam Mendes (Spectre), and Spike Jonez (Her). And has worked with Christoper Nolan on Interstellar, Dunkirk, Tenet, and the upcoming biopic about the Father of Atomic Bomb - Oppenheimer (2023).
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Get the Hoyte van Hoytema mug.The Manhattan Project was the code name for the United States-led nuclear research and development effort to produce the world's first atomic bomb during WWII.
The Manhattan Project is one of the most transformative events of the 20th century as it ushered in the beginning of the nuclear age.
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2. A cinematic genius who creates mind-boggling movies that requires an IQ above 200 to understand.
3. Does not like chairs on the set when filming!
4. The bender of Time.
2. A cinematic genius who creates mind-boggling movies that requires an IQ above 200 to understand.
3. Does not like chairs on the set when filming!
4. The bender of Time.
Every Christopher Nolan films presents a unique setting with interesting yet complex characters, plot and stories put together on a surprising twist.
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Watch out for Benny Safdie in Christopher Nolan's upcoming historical biopic OPPENHEIMER (2023) about the man who moved the Earth.
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Get the Benny Safdie mug.This infamous quote was said by the Director of Los Alamos Laboratory, and Father of Atomic Bomb J. Robert Oppenheimer on July 16, 1945. After they witnessed the detonation of the first nuclear implosion device at the Trinity test in Los Alamos, NM.
Now, I am become death, the destroyer of worlds quote was in reference to the story of Vishnu and Prince Arjuna from the Bhagavad Gita. Herein, Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty, and, to impress him, takes on his multi-armed form and says, 'Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.
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