Los Alamos

[ laws al-uh-mohs, los ]

noun

1. a town in central New Mexico: atomic research center.

Los Alamos

/ lɒs ˈæləmɒs /

noun

1. a town in the US, in New Mexico: the first atomic bomb was developed here. Pop: 18 343 (2000 est)

Example Sentences

So far, Los Alamos has reportedly produced six prototype pits, as part of the process of relearning and fine-tuning plutonium core production.

From Popular-Science

One of those networks belongs to the National Nuclear Security Administration, which is responsible for the Los Alamos and Sandia labs, according to a report from Politico.

From Ars Technica

Last year, Los Alamos officials told Doyle that his article should never have been cleared for publication.

From The Daily Beast

None of the others involved—Friedman and officials at Los Alamos, or their spokesmen—returned phone calls seeking comment Monday.

From The Daily Beast

The BSL-3 labs were originally planned for Los Alamos in 2001 and the facility to house them was built in 2003.

From The Daily Beast

Los Alamos officials did not respond to several requests for an interview with an official who could discuss the case.

From The Daily Beast

For Los Alamos employees, Clark wrote, “this is an unacceptable situation.”

From The Daily Beast

Landing instructions are being given at Los Alamos, and the ship will presumably land around midnight tonight.

From Project Gutenberg

It was only a few minutes past ten when they arrived at the air base at Los Alamos.

From Project Gutenberg

A betting pool was also started by scientists at Los Alamos on the possible yield of the Trinity test.

From Project Gutenberg

Though they seemed under the impression that we could reverse its course to Los Alamos, not the cracking plant.

From Project Gutenberg

At Los Alamos many of the greatest scientific minds of the day labored over the theory and actual construction of the device.

From Project Gutenberg