1942 Nov 25

1942 Nov 25

General Leslie Groves selects Los Alamos, NM as the site for a scientific research laboratory, codenamed "Project Y". J. Robert Oppenheimer is selected as laboratory director.

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Main gate at Los Alamos.
Date Range: 
1942CE Nov 25th
Era: 
1942 to 1943: Early Manhattan Project