The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima | The Daily 360 | The New York Times

Through modeling and mapping technologies, witness from above what happened in Hiroshima, Japan on Aug. 6, 1945.

 By: Kaitlyn Mullin, Veda Shastri, Nicole Fineman, and Samantha Quick

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The first nuclear weapon to be dropped on humans was the "Little Boy" atomic bomb, dropped on Hiroshima, Japan during World War II. The destruction caused killed thousands of people, injured many more, and caused long-lasting effects such as cancer and birth defects.

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