What was the fundamental design difference between the 'Little Boy' and 'Fat Man' bombs?

Little Boy was a gun-type uranium device; Fat Man was an implosion plutonium device

Little Boy was a fusion (hydrogen) bomb; Fat Man was a fission bomb

Little Boy used plutonium implosion; Fat Man used a gun-type uranium assembly

Both used identical implosion designs but different casing materials

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The Atomic Bombings — Hiroshima and Nagasaki (1945)

Ten multiple-choice questions about the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings (dates, planes, bomb names, casualties, targets, and technical details).0 takes

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01On what date was Hiroshima bombed?
02On what date was Nagasaki bombed?
03What was the name of the aircraft that dropped the bomb on Hiroshima?
04What was the name of the aircraft that dropped the bomb on Nagasaki?
05What name was given to the bomb dropped on Hiroshima?
06What name was given to the bomb dropped on Nagasaki?
07Which city was the primary target for the Nagasaki mission before weather and visibility issues led to a change?
08Approximately how many people were killed immediately (roughly) in Hiroshima by the blast and immediate effects?
09Approximately how many people were killed immediately (roughly) in Nagasaki by the blast and immediate effects?
10What was the fundamental design difference between the 'Little Boy' and 'Fat Man' bombs?