what was the atomic age
An early nuclear power plant that used atomic energy to generate electricity. The Atomic Age, also known as the Atomic Era, is the period of history following the detonation of the first nuclear (atomic) bomb, Trinity, on July 16, 1945 during World War II. 1982 â The documentary film The Atomic Cafe, detailing society's attitudes toward the atomic bomb in the early Atomic Age, debuted to widespread acclaim. 2  1982 â Jonathan Schell âs book Fate of the Earth, about the consequences of nuclear war, is published.