... was to be controlled by neutron absorbing rods that were inserted in holes in the graphite house. One of Fermi's technicians was to pull out one of the rods, to test the reaction of the structure. The farther the rod was pulled out, the louder the clicking noise got. The nuclear reaction had been successful and told the technician to push ... scientists congratulated each other because the nuclear bomb had been a success. On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb called "Little boy" on Japan in Hiroshima. The Enola Gay, which has a scout plane, dropped the bomb at appr...

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