Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory - Los Alamos NM - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

Los Alamos National Laboratory (Los Alamos or LANL for short) is a United States Department of Energy national laboratory initially organized during World War II for the design of nuclear weapons as part of the Manhattan Project.


The laboratory was founded during World War II as a secret, centralized facility to coordinate the scientific research of the Manhattan Project, the Allied project to develop the first nuclear weapons. In September 1942, the difficulties encountered in conducting preliminary studies on nuclear weapons at universities scattered across the country indicated the need for a laboratory dedicated solely to that purpose.

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Street address: Central Ave Los Alamos , County / Borough / Parish: Los Alamos Year listed: 1966 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event Periods of significance: 1925-1949 Historic function: Domestic, Education Current function: Domestic, Recreation And Culture Privately owned?: no Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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