Atomic Bomb Notes

Bomb design came from Los Alamos, New Mexico
Uranium bomb- “Little Boy Bomb”
May 8, 1945-Germany surrendered
Little Boy- August 6, 1945- Hiroshima
Fat Man- August 9, 1945-Nagasaki

Crossroads- Tested the effect of the bombs
Shot Baker- Underwater bomb- July 25
Underwater test: Charlie (code name)
X-Ray- April 1948
Yoki- 1948
Sandia Corp: Manufacturing bombs
August 29, 1949- First atomic bomb
Ranger- Able: January 27, 1951
Easy- April 20, 1951