About 12 hours before "Little Boy" was placed aboard the aircraft Enola Gay, a scientist appeared at a Quonset hut on the island of Tinian to make final adjustments.
The economic impact of Electric Boat spills over into neighboring Rhode Island, where General Dynamics has established a major industrial facility at Quonset Point to construct hull cylinders for its submarines.
The digital machining and outfitting capabilities at Quonset Point make it one of the most advanced naval construction sites in the world, not to mention the biggest industrial employer in Rhode Island.