Introduction to Los Alamos

Los Alamos (commonly referred to as Alamos) is located in New Mexico, USA. The climate and geographical environment in New Mexico are similar to those in western China, with a dry climate, mostly dry grasslands and shrubs. The latitude of Los Alamos is almost the same as that of Lanzhou, China. However, because Los Alamos is surrounded by forests that enter the Jeames Mountains, the annual precipitation is not small, the air is fresh, it is warm in winter and cool in summer, and the sunshine is abundant, so it is considered by some tourists as a place suitable for human habitation. In the late World War II, the world-famous American atomic weapons research base-Los Alamos National Laboratory was established here on 1943. Los Alamos is located about 56 kilometers northwest of Santa Fe, the capital of New Mexico, and about 150 kilometers from Albuquerque, the largest city in New Mexico. It is about 2000 meters above sea level. The population is less than 20,000 (2000 statistics). Los Alamos National Laboratory developed the world's first atomic bomb here in 1945, so Los Alamos is also famous in the world. Now it is the research center of atomic energy utilization; The University of California has an affiliated science laboratory. Los Alamos used to be a special place under military control, where the smoke of World War II and the confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War were recorded. Today, it has become a high-tech hotspot and intellectual treasure house in the southern United States. Now, except the national laboratory area, all other areas have been opened to the outside world, and tourists from all over the world often come here for sightseeing. The bradbury Science Museum here is usually a must-see for tourists, where you can learn about the nature and geography of Los Alamos. Mainly the knowledge of atomic energy and the development history of Los Alamos National Laboratory.