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"fat man" was the name of the atomic bomb dropped on Nagaski. "little boy" was dropped in Hiroshima.

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What was one name of a bomb used in World War 2?

The name of the atomic bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima was "Little Boy".


Who used the atomic bomb?

the US used the atomic bomb on the Japanese to end the world war 2.. US dropped 2 bombs on japan one on hiroshima and one on nagasaaki,,then japan surrendered..the name of the project was the Manhattan project and the name of the plane that dropped the bomb is Enola gay.... the president of the US (Henry Truman) was the one who acepted to drop the atomic bomb!!!


What was 'Little Boy' the codename for?

'Little Boy' was the code name for the atomic bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima during World War II. This is the first atomic bomb that was ever utilized as a weapon.


What was the name of the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb in World War 2?

The Enola Gay dropped the first atomic bomb, on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945.The bomber named Bockscar dropped the second bomb, on Nagasaki on August 9. Both aircraft were B-29 bombers that operated from a special unit; the 509th Composite Bomb Group, flying from Tinian Island in the Marianas.


What was the code name of the making of the atomic bomb Fat Man?

The code name for the development of the atomic bomb known as "Fat Man" was part of the Manhattan Project. Specifically, Fat Man was developed at the Los Alamos Laboratory under the direction of J. Robert Oppenheimer. The bomb used a plutonium core and was the second atomic bomb dropped on Japan, following "Little Boy," which was a uranium-based bomb. Fat Man was detonated over Nagasaki on August 9, 1945.