Project Y

sam_r84Trinity, 16 July 1945: The First Atomic Bomb Test

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Also known as: Los Alamos Laboratory · P.O. Box 1663, Santa Fe

Summary

The Los Alamos Laboratory, also known as Project Y, was a secret scientific laboratory established by the Manhattan Project and overseen by the University of California during World War II. It was operated in partnership with the United States Army.

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Project research laboratory
Los Alamos was the Manhattan Project laboratory responsible for designing nuclear weapons.
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Developed plutonium design
Los Alamos developed the plutonium implosion design used in Fat Man.
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Directed the laboratory
Oppenheimer was the scientific director of Los Alamos Laboratory during the Manhattan Project.
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Designed the device
Los Alamos Laboratory designed and assembled the plutonium device tested at Trinity.
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