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Apr 19, 2024 · NRHP reference No. 66000893 [1] Added to NRHP. 15 October 1966. The Los Alamos Laboratory, also known as Project Y, was a secret laboratory established by the Manhattan Project and operated by the University of California during World War II. Its mission was to design and build the first atomic bombs.
- Bungalow/Craftsman, Modern Movement
- 1 January 1943
- 1943
- Central Ave., Los Alamos, New Mexico
5 days ago · December 20, 1968. Trinity was the code name of the first detonation of a nuclear weapon, conducted by the United States Army at 5:29 a.m. MWT [a] (11:29:21 GMT) on July 16, 1945, as part of the Manhattan Project . The test was of an implosion-design plutonium bomb, nicknamed the "gadget", of the same design as the Fat Man bomb later detonated ...
- July 16, 1945, (78 years ago)
- United States
- 50%
- Trinity Site, New Mexico
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4 days ago · Map of Los Alamos site, New Mexico, 1943–1945. The idea of locating Project Y at Oak Ridge was considered, but it was decided that it should be in a remote location. On Oppenheimer's recommendation, the search for a suitable site was narrowed to the vicinity of Albuquerque, New Mexico, where Oppenheimer owned a ranch.
- 1942–1946
- Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S.
8 hours ago · The blockbuster movie about J. Robert Oppenheimer might have left the impression that only New Mexico was involved in developing America’s atomic bomb. Hardly. Neighboring Nevada played a vital ...
Apr 17, 2024 · In the meantime, at Los Alamos, New Mexico, scientists found a way to bring the fissionable material to supercritical mass (and thus explosion) and to control the timing and devised a weapon to house it. The first test, on July 16, 1945, at Alamogordo air force base in New Mexico, produced a massive nuclear explosion.
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- What led to the Manhattan Project?In 1939, American scientists, many of whom had fled from fascist regimes in Europe, were aware of advances in nuclear fission and were concerned th...
- Who were the most important scientists associated with the Manhattan Project?American physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer headed the Manhattan Project, with the goal of developing the atomic bomb, and Edward Teller was among the...
- What were the immediate and long-term results of the Manhattan Project?Although many physicists were opposed to the actual use of the atomic bomb created by the Manhattan Project, U.S. President Harry S. Truman believe...
Apr 8, 2024 · 1450 Central Avenue | Los Alamos, NM 87544 | (505) 667-4444. Open: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday, 1-5 p.m. Closed: Mondays, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. Free Admission. Tripadvisor | Instagram | Facebook. As Los Alamos National Laboratory’s official public museum, the Bradbury Science Museum helps visitors learn ...
Apr 8, 2024 · Los Alamos, city, seat (1949) of Los Alamos county, north-central New Mexico, U.S. It lies on the Pajarito Plateau (elevation 7,300 feet [2,225 metres]) of the Jemez Mountains, 35 miles (56 km) northwest of Santa Fe. The site was named Los Alamos (Spanish: “the cottonwoods”) by Ashley Pond, founder.
