Statements (23)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
nuclear bomb design
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gptkbp:abandoned |
1944
plutonium-240 spontaneous fission rate too high |
gptkbp:cause |
pre-detonation risk due to plutonium-240
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gptkbp:countryOfOrigin |
gptkb:Los_Alamos_Laboratory
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gptkbp:designer |
gptkb:Robert_Serber
gun-type fission weapon |
gptkbp:developedBy |
gptkb:Manhattan_Project
1942-1944 |
gptkbp:diameter |
23 inches
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Thin Man bomb design
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gptkbp:intendedFissileMaterial |
plutonium
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gptkbp:length |
17 feet
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gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:Dashiell_Hammett's_novel_'The_Thin_Man'
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gptkbp:notableProject |
gptkb:J._Robert_Oppenheimer
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gptkbp:purpose |
intended for use in World War II
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gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Little_Boy_bomb_design
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gptkbp:replacedBy |
gptkb:Fat_Man_bomb_design
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gptkbp:significance |
first attempt at plutonium gun-type bomb
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gptkbp:status |
never tested
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gptkbp:weight |
~8,000 pounds
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Fat_Man_bomb_design
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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