Little Boy atomic bomb

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Little_Boy_atomic_bomb
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf nuclear test
gptkbp:casualtiesEstimated 70000-140000
gptkbp:codename gptkb:Little_Boy
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dateDropped 1945-08-06
gptkbp:deliveryAircraft gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:designer gptkb:Los_Alamos_Laboratory
gptkbp:detonationAltitude about 600 meters
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Manhattan_Project
gptkbp:droppedOn gptkb:Hiroshima
gptkbp:drops gptkb:Enola_Gay
gptkbp:firstUseInWarfare yes
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Fat_Man_atomic_bomb
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Little Boy atomic bomb
gptkbp:length 3 meters
gptkbp:material uranium-235
gptkbp:numberBuilt 1
gptkbp:precededBy none
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:military
gptkbp:significance first nuclear weapon used in warfare
gptkbp:status retired
gptkbp:targetedCity gptkb:Hiroshima
gptkbp:type gun-type fission weapon
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:warheadYield 15 kilotons of TNT
gptkbp:weight 4,400 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:destruction_of_Hiroshima
gptkb:Dr._William_S._Parsons
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5