Los Alamos was so secret that in some cases, it didn’t even exist. Instead of listing a city on birth certificates during the Manhattan Project era, the official documents just listed an address: P.O. Box 1663.
Los Alamos was so secret that in some cases, it didn’t even exist – like on the birth certificates of the babies who were born here during the Manhattan Project era. Relics is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Public Affairs. Joey Montoya is producer; Brye Steeves is writer and host. Special thanks to Alan Carr, Jim Kunetka, Chris C’de Baca, Andrew Gordon, Lexi Petronis, Riz Ali, and Scott Faulk.
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