Manhattan Project Main Gate, 1943

Historical photo from Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). On April 20, 1943, the University of California signed a contract with the United States Army Corps of Engineers to operate a secret laboratory in the mountains of northern New Mexico. The university accepted the task of managing Los Alamos as a service to the nation. The Los Alamos Laboratory sprang up overnight

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