Trinity
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Trinity was the codename for the first detonation of a nuclear weapon, conducted by the United States in New Mexico on July 16, 1945.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Trinity canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T134106 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Trinity Context triple: [Trinity test site, New Mexico, testCodename, Trinity]
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A.
Trinity
The Trinity is the central Christian doctrine that God exists as one divine being in three distinct, co-equal persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
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B.
Veritas
Veritas is the Latin word for "truth" and is famously used as the motto of Harvard University.
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C.
Ascension
Ascension is a major Christian feast commemorating Jesus Christ’s bodily ascent into heaven 40 days after his resurrection.
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D.
God the Holy Spirit
God the Holy Spirit is the third divine person of the Christian Trinity, understood as the active presence and power of God working in creation, inspiration, and the lives of believers.
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E.
The Five
The Five is a Fox News Channel weekday panel show where five co-hosts discuss current news, politics, and pop culture from a generally conservative perspective.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Trinity Target entity description: Trinity was the codename for the first detonation of a nuclear weapon, conducted by the United States in New Mexico on July 16, 1945.
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A.
Trinity
The Trinity is the central Christian doctrine that God exists as one divine being in three distinct, co-equal persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
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B.
Veritas
Veritas is the Latin word for "truth" and is famously used as the motto of Harvard University.
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C.
Ascension
Ascension is a major Christian feast commemorating Jesus Christ’s bodily ascent into heaven 40 days after his resurrection.
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D.
God the Holy Spirit
God the Holy Spirit is the third divine person of the Christian Trinity, understood as the active presence and power of God working in creation, inspiration, and the lives of believers.
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E.
The Five
The Five is a Fox News Channel weekday panel show where five co-hosts discuss current news, politics, and pop culture from a generally conservative perspective.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
atomic bomb test
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ nuclear test ⓘ |
| aftermath | formation of radioactive glassy material known as trinitite ⓘ |
| associatedProgram | development of atomic bomb during World War II ⓘ |
| codeNameBy | J. Robert Oppenheimer ⓘ |
| codenameFor | first detonation of a nuclear weapon ⓘ |
| conflictContext | World War II ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| date | 1945-07-16 ⓘ |
| day | 16 ⓘ |
| detonationHeight | tower shot ⓘ |
| deviceNickname | The Gadget ⓘ |
| distanceFromAlamogordo | about 35 miles southeast of Alamogordo ⓘ |
| distanceFromSocorro | about 60 miles north of Socorro ⓘ |
| legacy |
beginning of the nuclear age
ⓘ
influenced postwar nuclear weapons testing programs ⓘ |
| location |
Jornada del Muerto desert
ⓘ
New Mexico ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| militaryCommander |
Leslie Groves
ⓘ
linked to:
Leslie R. Groves Jr.
|
| month | July ⓘ |
| namedAfter | religious and literary references (including John Donne) ⓘ |
| operator |
Manhattan Project
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ |
| partOf | Manhattan Project ⓘ |
| preparationStartYear | 1944 ⓘ |
| producedMaterial | trinitite ⓘ |
| purpose | test of implosion-type plutonium bomb design ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
bombing of Hiroshima
ⓘ
bombing of Nagasaki ⓘ
linked to:
atomic bombing of Nagasaki
|
| result | successful detonation of nuclear device ⓘ |
| safetyConcerns | radioactive fallout ⓘ |
| significance |
demonstrated feasibility of plutonium implosion design used in Fat Man bomb
ⓘ
first nuclear explosion in history ⓘ |
| supervisingScientist | J. Robert Oppenheimer ⓘ |
| testEnvironment | desert ⓘ |
| testSeries | United States nuclear weapons testing ⓘ |
| testSite |
White Sands Proving Ground
ⓘ
linked to:
White Sands Missile Range
|
| testType | atmospheric nuclear test ⓘ |
| timeOfDetonation | 05:29 local time ⓘ |
| timeZone | Mountain War Time ⓘ |
| weaponTypeTested |
implosion-type nuclear weapon
ⓘ
plutonium implosion device ⓘ |
| year | 1945 ⓘ |
| yield |
about 21 kilotons of TNT
ⓘ
approximately 20 kilotons of TNT ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Trinity Description of subject: Trinity was the codename for the first detonation of a nuclear weapon, conducted by the United States in New Mexico on July 16, 1945.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.