Fermilab, the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, is a United States Department of Energy particle physics laboratory in Batavia, Illinois. It was founded in 1969 as the National Accelerator Laboratory, with the physicist Robert Rathbun Wilson as its founding director, and was renamed in 1974 in honor of Enrico Fermi.
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Founded YearSourced to the subject's own account FounderSourced to the subject's own accountUnited States Atomic Energy Commission, with Robert Rathbun Wilson as founding director 1 SeatSourced to the subject's own accountBatavia, Illinois, United States 1 Connections
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Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL; branded as Fermilab) is a national laboratory for high-energy particle physics, located in Batavia, Illinois, United States, near Chicago.
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The laboratory was founded in 1969 as the National Accelerator Laboratory; it was renamed in honor of Enrico Fermi in 1974.
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Infobox workplaces: Columbia University; Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory; Illinois Institute of Technology; University of Chicago
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Infobox workplaces: Fermilab, SLAC
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Infobox workplaces: Fermilab; Stanford Linear Accelerator Center; Tata Institute of Fundamental Research; Harish-Chandra Research Institute; Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal
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is a national laboratory for high-energy particle physics, located in Batavia, Illinois, United States, near Chicago
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