On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb nicknamed “Little Boy” on Hiroshima, Japan. On August 9, 1945, the US dropped another bomb, “Fat Man” on Nagasaki, Japan. The results were devastating. Between 129,000 and 226,000 people, most of whom were civilians were killed. Just days later on August 14 Japan surrendered and World War II was officially over.
The United States won the race to develop operational nuclear weapons. The code name for the project that developed these weapons was The Manhattan Project and scientists in Ames, Iowa played a key role in making this possible. Talk of Iowa host Charity Nebbe recounts this history with Leo Landis.
Guests:
Leo Landis, state curator, State Historical Society of Iowa
