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Another well-known fact about New Mexico is that it was the subject of atomic bomb tests during the 1940s and 50s. The first one, code name Trinity, occurred in the desert, 35 miles away from Socorro, New Mexico.
The National Museum of Nuclear Science & History, located in Albuquerque, was first created to tell the story of the development of nuclear weapons, and then expanded to include nuclear science and the history of the atomic age. The exhibits provide a wide, comprehensive and objective view of nuclear science, from the origins of atomic theory, and the context of World War II and the Cold War, to the nuclear development achieved nowadays, and the peaceful ways to use nuclear technology.
601 Eubank, Albuquerque, NM 87123, Phone: 505-245-2137
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