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Los Alamos (opera)
Los Alamos usually refers to Los Alamos, New Mexico. Los Alamos may also refer to: Establishments * Los Alamos National Laboratory *Los Alamos Laboratory, also known as Project Y, the war-time laboratory in Los Alamos, New Mexico. *Los Alamos Museum, unofficial name of the Bradbury Science Museum *Los Alamos Ranch School, boys' school Places * Los Alamos, California * Los Álamos, Chile * Los Alamos, New Mexico * Los Alamos County, New Mexico * Cañada de los Alamos, New Mexico * Álamos, Mexico Media *''Los Alamos'', a novel by Joseph Kanon *''Los Alamos'', a book by the photographer William Eggleston Other *Los Alamos chess, a chess variant * ''Los Alamos'' (AFDB-7), a former large floating dry dock *Los Álamos, a station on the Cercanías Málaga Cercanías Málaga is a commuter rail service between central Málaga, Spain, and towns in the province. The network consists of of track, with two lines and 24 stations in operation. The trains are powered by overhead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Alamos, New Mexico
Los Alamos is an census-designated place in Los Alamos County, New Mexico, United States, that is recognized as the development and creation place of the atomic bomb—the primary objective of the Manhattan Project by Los Alamos National Laboratory during World War II. The town is located on four mesas of the Pajarito Plateau, and had a population of about 13,200 as of 2020. It is the county seat and one of two population centers in the county known as census-designated places (CDPs); the other is White Rock. History The ruins of permanent Puebloan settlements, such as those located in nearby Bandelier National Monument and Tsankawi, and numerous other sites such as cliff dwellings indicate that the area has been inhabited during various eras since around 1150 AD. The first settlers on the plateau are thought to be Keres speaking Native Americans around the 10th century. Around 1300, Tewa settlers immigrated from the Four Corners Region and built large cities but were driven o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 the world's largest and most advanced scientific institutions. Los Alamos was established in 1943 as Project Y, a top-secret site for designing nuclear weapons under the Manhattan Project during World War II.The site was variously called Los Alamos Laboratory and Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory. Chosen for its remote yet relatively accessible location, it served as the main hub for conducting and coordinating nuclear research, bringing together some of the world's most famous scientists, among them numerous Nobel Prize winners. The town of Los Alamos, directly north of the lab, grew extensively through this period. After ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Project Y
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. Robert Oppenheimer was its first director, serving from 1943 to December 1945, when he was succeeded by Norris Bradbury. In order to enable scientists to freely discuss their work while preserving security, the laboratory was located in a remote part of New Mexico. The wartime laboratory occupied buildings that had once been part of the Los Alamos Ranch School. The development effort initially concentrated on a gun-type fission weapon using plutonium called Thin Man. In April 1944, the Los Alamos Laboratory determined that the rate of spontaneous fission in plutonium bred in a nuclear reactor was too great due to the presence of plutonium-240 and would cause a predetonation, a nuclear chain reaction before the core was fully assembled. Oppe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bradbury Science Museum
The Bradbury Science Museum is the chief public facility of Los Alamos National Laboratory, located at 1350 Central Avenue in Los Alamos, New Mexico, in the United States. It was founded in 1953, and was named for the Laboratory's second director (1945-1970), Norris E. Bradbury. Among the museum's early exhibits, artifacts and documents from World War II Manhattan Project were displayed upon declassification. Other exhibits include full-size models of the Little Boy and Fat Man atomic bombs. Admission is free. Early years In 1953, Robert Krohn, who was in charge of early nuclear tests at what was then called Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, decided the Laboratory needed a museum to house historical weapons-research artifacts. Krohn convinced Norris Bradbury (Laboratory director, 1945–1970) a museum could preserve the Laboratory's history and provide a place for official visitors to learn about the Laboratory's weapon programs. An old ice house on the bank of Ashley Pond acr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Alamos Ranch School
Los Alamos Ranch School was a private ranch school for boys in the northeast corner of Sandoval County, New Mexico (since 1949, within Los Alamos County), USA, founded in 1917 near San Ildefonso Pueblo. During World War II, the school was bought and converted into the secret nuclear research campus for Project Y. The surrounding location has developed into the town of Los Alamos. School The school was founded in 1917 by a Detroit businessman, Ashley Pond Jr., father of Peggy Pond Church, the New Mexican poet and author."History of the Los Alamos Ranch School" - article from Los Alamos Historical Society, retrieved April 2, 2008, and Dr Ashley Pond III. It offered a program modeled after the |
Los Alamos, California
Los Alamos (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Los Álamos'', meaning ''The Cottonwoods'') is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Barbara County, California, Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Although located in the Los Alamos Valley, the town of Los Alamos is usually considered to be a part of the Santa Ynez Valley community. Los Alamos is also connected to other cities Vandenberg Space Force Base, Vandenberg SFB, Lompoc, California, Lompoc, Buellton, California, Buellton, Solvang, California, Solvang, and other Santa Barbara County, California, Santa Barbara County cities. It is northwest of Los Angeles and south of San Francisco. The population was 1,890 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, up from 1,372 at the 2000 United States Census, 2000 census. History In 1839, José Antonio de la Guerra, a son of José de la Guerra y Noriega received the Rancho Los Alamos Mexican land grant. The hills above Rancho Los Alamos served as a hideout for bandito ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Álamos
Los Álamos is a Chilean commune and city in Arauco Province, Biobío Region. Demographics According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Los Álamos spans an area of and has 18,632 inhabitants (9,456 men and 9,176 women). Of these, 16,394 (88%) lived in urban areas and 2,238 (12%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 10.4% (1,762 persons). The commune includes the locality of Antihuala. Administration As a commune, Los Álamos is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. The 2008-2012 alcalde is Lautaro Melita Vinett ( PS). Since 2013 and until the present the alcalde of Los Álamos is Jorge Fuentes Fetis Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Los Álamos is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Manuel Monsalve (PS) and Iván Norambuena (UDI) as part of the 46th electoral district, together with Lota, Lebu, A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Alamos County, New Mexico
Los Alamos County (English: "The Poplars" or "Cottonwoods") is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census, the population was 17,950. The smallest county by area in the state, Los Alamos County was formerly administered exclusively by the U.S. federal government during the Manhattan Project, but it now has equal status to New Mexico's other counties. The county has two census-designated places: Los Alamos and White Rock. Los Alamos County comprises the Los Alamos, NM Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Albuquerque– Santa Fe–Las Vegas, NM Combined Statistical Area. The county is home to the Los Alamos National Laboratory. Los Alamos County is noted for having the lowest level of child poverty of any county in the United States. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.08%) is water. It is the smallest county by area in New Mexico. There is no significant open w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cañada De Los Alamos, New Mexico
Cañada de los Alamos is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States. It is part of the Santa Fe, New Mexico Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 434 at the 2010 census. Geography Cañada de los Alamos is located at (35.585522, -105.857855). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 358 people, 153 households, and 91 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 128.0 people per square mile (49.4/km2). There were 165 housing units at an average density of 59.0 per square mile (22.8/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 71.79% White, 1.96% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 20.39% from other races, and 5.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 44.69% of the population. There were 153 households, out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.8% were married couples living togeth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Álamos
Álamos () is a town in Álamos Municipality in the Mexican state of Sonora, in northwestern Mexico. Historically an important center of silver mining, the town's economy is now dominated by the tourist sector. Designated a ''pueblo mágico'' due to its architecture, the town is host to several arts festivals, most notably the Festival Cultural "Alfonso Ortíz Tirado". It also hosts the Alamos Alliance, a yearly summit of economic policy makers, academics and business leaders founded and led by Arnold Harberger that has led to the town being called the "Little Mexican Davos". Name The Municipality of Álamos derives its name from the ( poplar or cottonwood) tree. Several impressive specimens are found in one of its two principal plazas, the Alameda. The nearby hamlet, El Sabinito, located within the municipality, also derives its name from a tree, the ("Montezuma cypress"). History The area was named by the conquistador Francisco Vásquez de Coronado. His expedition of 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Kanon
Joseph Kanon (born 1946) is an American author, best known for thriller and spy novels set in the period immediately after World War II. Early life In 1946, Kanon was born in Pennsylvania, U.S. Education Kanon studied at Harvard University, and at Trinity College in Cambridge. As an undergraduate, he published his first stories in ''The Atlantic Monthly''. Career Kanon was the editor in chief, CEO, and president of the publishing houses Houghton Mifflin and E. P. Dutton in New York. Kanon began his writing career in 1995. His first novel, ''Los Alamos'' (1997), became a bestseller and received the Edgar Award for Best First Novel in 1998. Further novels followed, including ''The Prodigal Spy'', ''The Good German'' and ''Alibi''. His stories are set in the period between World War II and 1950, and he has often used a real event, such as the Potsdam Conference or the Manhattan Project, as the background for a murder case. His novels are critically acclaimed, and reviewe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Eggleston
William Eggleston (born July 27, 1939) is an American photographer. He is widely credited with increasing recognition for color photography as a legitimate artistic medium. Eggleston's books include ''William Eggleston's Guide'' (1976) and ''The Democratic Forest'' (1989). Early years William Eggleston was born in Memphis, Tennessee and raised in Sumner, Mississippi. His father was an engineer and his mother was the daughter of a prominent local judge. As a boy, Eggleston was introverted; he enjoyed playing the piano, drawing, and working with electronics. From an early age, he was also drawn to visual media and reportedly enjoyed buying postcards and cutting out pictures from magazines. At the age of 15, Eggleston was sent to the Webb School, a boarding establishment. Eggleston later recalled few fond memories of the school, telling a reporter, "It had a kind of Spartan routine to 'build character'. I never knew what that was supposed to mean. It was so callous and dumb. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
