Little Boy Bomb Research Paper

Commonly known as a “gun type bomb” the Little Boy bomb devastated the city of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. This was know as the “gun type bomb” because it actually contained a gun inside of the nuclear bomb. This weapon was a big risk for the B-29’s because it was the first ever atomic bomb dropped. Also, the bomb was wide ranged so the pilot who dropped the bomb felt some of the explosion. Little Boy was followed by an explosion of the Fat Boy bomb just three days later south of Hiroshima. The Little Boy Bomb weighed about 9,700 pounds when it was filled with its highly enriched Uranium. The bomb costed 2000 million dollars. It was about 10 feet long and 28 inches wide. The Little Boy Bomb was dropped on August 6, 1945 at 8:15 a.m. After the bomb was dropped by

“Hiroshima does not look like a bombed city. It looks as if monster steamroller has passed over it and squashed it out of existence” (Wilfred Burchett). This quote tells how bad of an effect the bomb had on the city and people. About 150,000 people were killed on August of 1945 in Hiroshima. Most people died of radiation, burns, and the explosion. A common injury was Keloids; raised scars from the burns of the bomb. Another fatal thing that happens to some people are cataracts. A cataract is when the lens of your eye becomes opaque, resulting in blurred vision. The effects on the town were very bad. The cemeteries were uprooted, the churches and houses were burned down, and even the T-bridge’s barrier was knocked away. People say they don't know why Japan doesn’t hate America for dropping the A-bomb. If I lived in Hiroshima, I would be terrified and very mad at America for dropping Little Boy. On August 15, 1945, Japan surrendered because they couldn't take it anymore. About 227,000 survivors from The Little Boy bomb, and Fat boy bomb; (bomb let off just days later in Nagasaki) are alive