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Frederick Reines and Little Boy

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Difference between Frederick Reines and Little Boy

Frederick Reines vs. Little Boy

Frederick Reines (March 16, 1918 – August 26, 1998) was an American physicist. "Little Boy" was the codename for the atomic bomb dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on 6 August 1945 during World War II by the Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay, piloted by Colonel Paul W. Tibbets, Jr., commander of the 509th Composite Group of the United States Army Air Forces.

Similarities between Frederick Reines and Little Boy

Frederick Reines and Little Boy have 8 things in common (in Unionpedia): Critical mass, Gamma ray, Hanford Site, Manhattan Project, Nuclear weapons testing, Project Y, United States Department of Energy, World War II.

Critical mass

A critical mass is the smallest amount of fissile material needed for a sustained nuclear chain reaction.

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Gamma ray

A gamma ray or gamma radiation (symbol γ or \gamma), is penetrating electromagnetic radiation arising from the radioactive decay of atomic nuclei.

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Hanford Site

The Hanford Site is a decommissioned nuclear production complex operated by the United States federal government on the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington.

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Manhattan Project

The Manhattan Project was a research and development undertaking during World War II that produced the first nuclear weapons.

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Nuclear weapons testing

Nuclear weapons tests are experiments carried out to determine the effectiveness, yield, and explosive capability of nuclear weapons.

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Project Y

The Los Alamos Laboratory, also known as Project Y, was a secret laboratory established by the Manhattan Project and operated by the University of California during World War II.

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United States Department of Energy

The United States Department of Energy (DOE) is a cabinet-level department of the United States Government concerned with the United States' policies regarding energy and safety in handling nuclear material.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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Frederick Reines and Little Boy Comparison

Frederick Reines has 122 relations, while Little Boy has 127. As they have in common 8, the Jaccard index is 3.21% = 8 / (122 + 127).

References

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