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Little Boy was a type of atomic bomb created by the Manhattan Project during World War II. The name is also often used to describe the specific bomb (L-11) used in the bombing of the Japanese city of Hiroshima by the Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay on 6 August 1945, making it the first nuclear weapon used in warfare, and the second nuclear explosion…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Boy | Blast yield | 13–16 kt (54–67 TJ) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Little Boy | Designer | Los Alamos Laboratory | 1.00 | infobox |
| Little Boy | Diameter | 28 in (71 cm) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Little Boy | Filling | Highly enriched uranium | 1.00 | infobox |
| Little Boy | Filling weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Little Boy | Length | 10 ft (3.0 m) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Little Boy | Manufacturer | Naval Gun Factory, Washington, DC | 1.00 | infobox |
| Little Boy | Manufacturer | Naval Ordnance Plant, Center Line, Michigan | 1.00 | infobox |
| Little Boy | Manufacturer | Expert Tool and Die Company, Detroit, Michigan | 1.00 | infobox |
| Little Boy | Mass | 9,700 lb (4,400 kg) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Little Boy | No. built | 1 (WWII) + 5 (Cold War) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Little Boy | Place of origin | United States | 1.00 | infobox |
| Little Boy | Produced | 1945–1947 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Little Boy | Type | Nuclear weapon | 1.00 | infobox |
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