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The nickname of the first atomic bomb (the one set off in the Trinity test) was "the gadget".
Little Boy was the first atomic bomb designed but the one detonated; it was the one detonated over Hiroshima (so it was the first one anyone outside the Manhattan Project knew about). Little Boy was called that because of its shape: Fat Man (the third bomb, detonated over Nagasaki) and the gadget were nearly spherical, but Little Boy had a slim roughly cylindrical shape.
The reason the bombs had different shapes was that they were based on different technology. Little Boy used enriched uranium, which allowed for a simpler design but was harder to obtain than the plutonium used in the other devices (plutonium could be produced in breeder reactors from the more common isotope uranium-238, and it's much easier to separate two elements than to separate two isotopes of the same element).
The original plan was to use uranium for all the bombs, but the schedule only allowed time to produce enough enriched uranium for one. Rather than wait for more, they decided to try plutonium instead, and plan B was to make the same kind of bomb but with plutonium. However, testing revealed that wouldn't work: the plutonium started to go prompt-critical too quickly, and it was thought likely that the simple gun-target model used in the slimmer bomb would "fizzle" (go off too soon, with a much weaker explosion) if plutonium was used.
Enter plan C: instead of taking two big pieces of plutonium and shooting one at the other (using a conventional explosive), they took a bunch of pieces and shot them all together at the center. This kept the plutonium below critical mass longer and allowed time for all the plutonium to be assembled before prompt criticality started. However, the design was larger and more complicated and they weren't sure it would even work, hence the Trinity test (the Little Boy design wasn't even tested, at least not as a full-scale assembled bomb; the scientists involved were so sure it would work they didn't consider it necessary to test first).
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Are there really three atom bombs if there are not how many are there is there seriously one named Junior?
Yes there was a third atomic bomb named Junior.But the bomb was never used.Insead it was buried,on an unmapped island.But the reason they did not use it was Beacuse they did not have to.Beacuse after Fat Man and Little Boy was built and dropped the war ended. So that caused them not to use the third atomic bomb,Junior. Yes there was a third atomic bomb named Junior.But the bomb was never used.Insead it was buried,on an unmapped island.But the reason they did not use it was Beacuse they did not have to.Beacuse after Fat Man and Little Boy was built and dropped the war ended. So that caused them not to use the third atomic bomb,Junior.
Where did the first atomic bomb land?
The first atomic bomb landed in Switzerland. Most people believe that it landed in Japan but there was actually one before that. >which of course landed in Switzerland
How much did the atomic bomb big boy weigh?
There was no atomic bomb called Big Boy. Perhaps you are confusing it with a restaurant chain that bombed :-)The two atomic bombs used in combat were Little Boy & Fat Man, their approximate weights were 9,000 pounds & 10,000 pounds respectively.
When did they finish the atomic bomb?
The first test was at 17.07.1945 in New Mexico.
What is stronger between the atomic bomb and hydrogen bomb?
In general, a fusion bomb (hydrogen bomb) is more powerful than a fission (atomic) bomb. Fusion bombs use an atomic bomb to begin the fusion reaction.
What was the nick name of the atom bomb that was dropped on the first Japanese city?
Correction : the first atomic bomb , dropped on Hiroshima , was named "Little Boy".
What did you call the atomic bomb that was drop over Hiroshima?
The bomb was code-named "Little Boy."
What is nickname for the bomb in hiroshima?
the bomb was nicknamed "Little Boy", and it used the element of uranium-235.
What are the names of the atomic bombs dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima during World War II?
The atomic bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima was named "Little Boy." The atomic bomb that was dropped on Nagasaki was named "Fat Man."
What radioactive isotope did the first atomic bomb contain?
The first atomic bomb, "Little Boy," contained uranium-235 as its radioactive isotope.
What type of plane carried the first nuclear bomb?
A B-29 bomber, named Enola Gay, carried the first nuclear bomb. It was used to drop the atomic bomb, "Little Boy," on Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945.
Was the nickname of the airplane that dropped the first atomic bomb?
It was named the Enola Gay.
What cites were destroyed by atomic bombs?
1st Atomic Bomb- (FAT MAN) Hiroshima 2nd Atomic Bomb- (LITTLE BOY) Nagasaki Actually, the first bomb dropped was Little Boy, and that was on Hiroshima. Fat Man, the second bomb, was dropped on Nagasaki.
How much powerful is the thermonuclear bomb than the first atomic bomb named little boy?
This was an 11 mega ton weapon compared to the 16 kilo ton weapon used in Hiroshima.
Little Boy?
the name of the FIRST atomic bomb, dropped on Hiroshima
B29 that dropped the Atomic Bomb?
The B-29 super fortress that dropped the first atomic bomb was called Enola Gay (named after the pilots mother)
What was the name of atomic bomb test site?
The atomic bomb test site was named the Trinity Test Site. It was located in New Mexico, USA, and was where the first atomic bomb was successfully detonated on July 16, 1945.
