Channel: Nuclear Vault

Category: Education

Tags: nevada test site (nts)edgertongermeshausenharold edgertonphotographichigh speed cameraproject no. 85-1a-53griereg&g

Description: This film documents the technological and methodological measuring techniques used and photographic analyses employed in the obtaining of data necessary to arrive at more accurate blast yield predictions. Operation Tumbler : a photographic study of blast and thermal phenomena / scientific photography taken by EG&G, Inc. under direction of LASL for the USAEC; prepared by the United States Air Force, Lookout Mountain Laboratory, Air Photographic & Charting Service, Hollywood, California (22 min.) Project No. 85-1A-53