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Los Alamos National Laboratory

Los Alamos National Laboratory (often shortened as Los Alamos and LANL) is one of the sixteen research and development laboratories of the United States Department of Energy (DOE), located a short distance northwest of Santa Fe, New Mexico, in the American southwest. Best known for its central role in helping develop the first atomic bomb, LANL is one of…

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Location
West Jemez Road and Diamond Drive, Los Alamos, New Mexico
Added to NRHP
October 15, 1966
Affiliations
United States Department of Energy
Architectural style
Bungalow/Craftsman, Modern Movement, Ranch
Area
22,200 acres (9,000 ha)
Budget
$4.9 billion

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Los Alamos National Laboratory → October 15, 1966
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Los Alamos National Laboratory → Bungalow/Craftsman, Modern Movement, Ranch

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Los Alamos National LaboratoryAdded to NRHPOctober 15, 19661.00infobox
Los Alamos National LaboratoryAffiliationsUnited States Department of Energy1.00infobox
Los Alamos National LaboratoryArchitectural styleBungalow/Craftsman, Modern Movement, Ranch1.00infobox
Los Alamos National LaboratoryArea22,200 acres (9,000 ha)1.00infobox
Los Alamos National LaboratoryBudget$4.9 billion1.00infobox
Los Alamos National LaboratoryBuilt1943 (1943)1.00infobox
Los Alamos National LaboratoryCoordinates35°52′42″N 106°19′7″W / 35.87833°N 106.31861°W / 35.87833; -106.318611.00infobox
Los Alamos National LaboratoryDesignated NHLDDecember 21, 19651.00infobox
Los Alamos National LaboratoryDirectorThomas Mason1.00infobox
Los Alamos National LaboratoryEstablished1943 (1943)1.00infobox
Los Alamos National LaboratoryField of researchNational security1.00infobox
Los Alamos National LaboratoryField of researchFundamental science1.00infobox
Los Alamos National LaboratoryLocationLos Alamos, New Mexico, United States .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-p…1.00infobox
Los Alamos National LaboratoryLocationWest Jemez Road and Diamond Drive, Los Alamos, New Mexico1.00infobox
Los Alamos National LaboratoryNRHP reference No.660008931.00infobox
Los Alamos National LaboratoryOperating agencyTriad National Security LLC1.00infobox
Los Alamos National LaboratoryStaff14,1501.00infobox
Los Alamos National LaboratoryStudents18001.00infobox
Los Alamos National LaboratoryWebsitehttps://www.lanl.gov/1.00infobox
Los Alamos National Laboratoryis apartner in the Joint Genome Institute0.90text

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