Robb Hermes, left, and Jim Eckles to explore the history and science of the Trinity Site in honor of its 80th anniversary, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Thursday Dec. 11, at Fuller Lodge. Courtesy/BSMA

COMMUNITY News:

The community is invited to join Jim Eckles and Robb Hermes for a fascinating evening exploring the history and science of the Trinity Site in honor of its 80th anniversary, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 11, at Fuller Lodge.

This event is hosted by the Bradbury Science Museum Association and is free and open to the public. View more details and register online.

About the speakers:

• Jim Eckles retired from a 30-year career at White Sands Missile Range, where he regularly ran Trinity Site open houses and took groups and VIPs to the site. Early in that process, he got to meet several of the men who worked on the Trinity test. At this point, some estimate he has spent more time at Trinity Site than any other human being. His book, Trinity: The History of an Atomic Bomb National Historic Landmark, details some of what he has learned about the site in the past 45 years.
• Robb Hermes retired from a 30-year career at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, where he worked on many different projects, and has three R&D-100 awards and several US Patents to his credit. His interest in the Trinity Site began 20 years ago after going on an organized tour. An amateur geologist, his interest in ant sand led to the rediscovery of spherules and teardrops of Trinitite around ground zero, which led to several publications, the first of which, A New Look at Trinitite, was published in LANL’s Nuclear Weapons Journal, 2005.

Photo from the Trinity Site. Courtesy/BSMA