Little Boy

Summary

Little Boy is a weapon model^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.51% of weapon_model entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,367 views/month, #8 of 1,566).^[2]

Key Facts

• Little Boy's image is recorded as Little Boy bomb.jpg^[3].
• Little Boy's instance of is recorded as weapon model^[4].
• Little Boy's instance of is recorded as ammunition model^[5].
• Little Boy's operator is recorded as United States Air Force^[6].
• toddler is named after Little Boy^[7].
• Little Boy's subclass of is recorded as nuclear bomb^[8].
• Little Boy's subclass of is recorded as gun-type fission weapon^[9].
• Little Boy's designed by is recorded as Los Alamos National Laboratory^[10].
• Little Boy's part of is recorded as Operation Alberta^[11].
• Little Boy's part of is recorded as Manhattan Project^[12].
• Little Boy's Commons category is recorded as Little Boy^[13].
• Little Boy's country of origin is recorded as United States^[14].
• Little Boy's point in time is recorded as +1945-08-06T00:00:00Z^[15].
• Little Boy's participated in conflict is recorded as atomic bombing of Hiroshima^[16].
• Little Boy's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04q87^[17].
• Little Boy's significant event is recorded as atomic bombing of Hiroshima^[18].
• Little Boy's significant event is recorded as Trinity^[19].
• Little Boy's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Little Boy^[20].
• Little Boy's Commons gallery is recorded as Little Boy^[21].
• Little Boy's total produced is recorded as {'amount': '+36'}^[22].
• Little Boy's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Little-Boy^[23].
• Little Boy's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174789', 'amount': '+3000'}^[24].
• Little Boy's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+4400'}^[25].
• Little Boy's explosive energy equivalent is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4992853', 'amount': '+15'}^[26].
• Little Boy's explosive energy equivalent is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4992853', 'amount': '+20'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Part of include Operation Alberta^[11] and Manhattan Project^[12], a military project^[28], in United States^[29], headquartered in Oak Ridge^[30].

Physical Characteristics

Little Boy's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174789', 'amount': '+3000'}^[24].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include weapon model^[4] and ammunition model^[5].

History and Context

toddler is named after Little Boy^[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Little Boy include Fat Man and it^[31], a television series episode^[32], directed by Mike B. Anderson^[33].

Why It Matters

Little Boy ranks in the top 0.51% of weapon_model entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,367 views/month, #8 of 1,566).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for it include Fat Man and it^[31], a television series episode^[32], directed by Mike B. Anderson^[33].