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Hiroshima
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Hiroshima is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. As of June 1, 2019, the city had an estimated population of 1,199,391. The gross domestic product in Greater Hiroshima, Hiroshima Urban Emplo
Atomic Bomb Dome and Motoyaso River, Hiroshima, Northwest view 20190417 1
Atomic Bomb Dome and Motoyaso River, Hiroshima, Northwest view 20190417 1
Hiroshima Castle 1
Hiroshima Castle 1
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum 2
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum 2
Takueichi Pond and Kokokyo Bridge in Shukkei Garden 1
Takueichi Pond and Kokokyo Bridge in Shukkei Garden 1
Little Boy
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Little Boy was a type of atomic bomb created by the Manhattan Project during World War II. The name is also often used to describe the specific bomb used in the bombing of the Japanese city of Hiroshi
Hiroshima
…This occurred on August 6, 1945, in the Pacific theatre of World War II, at 8:15 a.m., when the United States Army Air Forces dropped the atomic bomb "Little Boy" on the city. Most of Hiroshima was destroyed, and by the end of the year between 90,000 and 166,000 had died as a result of the blast and its effects…
Little Boy bomb
Little Boy bomb
"Thin Man" plutonium gun test casings at Muroc Army Airfield, as part of Project Alberta in the Manhattan Project, illustrating their relative length
"Thin Man" plutonium gun test casings at Muroc Army Airfield, as part of Project Alberta in the Manhattan Project, illustrating their relative length and size
Little Boy target case (left) attached to a gun tube at Anchor Ranch, Los Alamos, used for testing purposes. Compare with a similar image of the Thin
Little Boy target case (left) attached to a gun tube at Anchor Ranch, Los Alamos, used for testing purposes. Compare with a similar image of the Thin Man internal components.
As part of Project Alberta, Commander A. Francis Birch (left) assembles the combat unit (L-11) while physicist Norman Ramsey watches. This is one of t
As part of Project Alberta, Commander A. Francis Birch (left) assembles the combat unit (L-11) while physicist Norman Ramsey watches. This is one of the rare photos where the interior of the bomb can be seen, with the fuzing units and battery boxes visible, attached around the gun tube.