The code names for the first three atomic bombs: Thin Man, Fat Man and Little Boy, come from novels by the crime writer.
- Raymond Chandler
- Erle Stanley Gardner
- Dashiell Hammett
- Cornell Woolrich
The code names for the first three atomic bombs: Thin Man, Fat Man and Little Boy, come from novels by the crime writer.
Dashiell Hammett. Manhattan Project physicist Robert Serber a fan of Hammett, named the bombs after characters or phrases from his novels: The Maltese Falcon and The Thin Man.
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