Hiroshima, he was out in the open, he lost hearing in his left ear, and was severely scarred.
Launched at 8:15 am on August 6, 1945 in the city of Hiroshima, its explosion caused the highest number of fatalities. About 140,000 people died.
The atomic bomb was developed by scientists and engineers in a project called the Manhattan. Prior to its launch in Japan, it was tested July 16 in the desert of New Mexico in the United States.
The world was at war. World War II was taking place, and in an attempt for Japan to surrender, the United States government dropped the nuclear bomb from the B-29 bomber plane called Enola Gay.