Trinity, the first graphic novel by Jonathan Fetter-Vorm, depicts the dramatic story of the first nuclear test, the creation of the atomic bomb, and the decision to use it in World War II — centered on the brilliant, enigmatic scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer.

The captivating historical narrative takes us back to the inception of this invention. From the laboratories of nineteenth-century Europe to the titanic scientific efforts of the Manhattan Project, it literally transports the reader through a nuclear reaction: we witness the very atoms splitting apart.

Focused from the outset on the exceedingly difficult task of building a nuclear weapon, the scientists involved immediately began grappling with the ethical implications of carrying out this project. When they detonated the first bomb at a test site codenamed Trinity, they recognized that the world had irrevocably entered a new, terrifying era.