Los Alamos, NM
Definition
Los Alamos is a town in New Mexico known primarily for Los Alamos National Laboratory, which was founded during World War II to design nuclear weapons as part of the Manhattan Project.
Analogy
Los Alamos is like the architect's office where the blueprints (designs) for a groundbreaking skyscraper (nuclear bomb) were drawn up.
Related terms
Robert Oppenheimer: An American theoretical physicist, often called "the father of the atomic bomb" for his role in the Manhattan Project.
Trinity Test: The first detonation of a nuclear weapon, conducted by the United States Army on July 16, 1945, in New Mexico as part of the Manhattan Project.
Los Alamos National Laboratory: A U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory initially organized during World War II for developing nuclear weapons.
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