Argonne National Laboratory

science and engineering research national laboratory in Lemont, IL, United States
Organization laboratory Q649120
Argonne National Laboratory
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Argonne National Laboratory was founded on July 1, 1946[1][2][3][4][5]. Its parent organization is the United States Department of Energy[6][2][7][8].

Argonne National Laboratory

Summary

Argonne National Laboratory is a laboratory[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of laboratory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,925 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Argonne National Laboratory was a member of ORCID, Inc.[3].
  • Argonne National Laboratory was a member of Q118398[4].
  • Argonne National Laboratory is located in Lemont[5].
  • Argonne National Laboratory is located in DuPage County[6].
  • Argonne National Laboratory is in the country of United States[7].
  • Argonne National Laboratory's instance of is recorded as laboratory[8].
  • Argonne National Laboratory's instance of is recorded as research institute[9].
  • Argonne National Laboratory's instance of is recorded as United States national laboratory[10].
  • Argonne National Laboratory is operated by University of Chicago[11].
  • Argonne National Laboratory's headquarters location is recorded as Lemont[12].
  • Argonne National Laboratory is part of United States Department of Energy[13].
  • Argonne National Laboratory's Commons category is recorded as Argonne National Laboratory[14].
  • Argonne National Laboratory's located in time zone is recorded as Central Time Zone[15].
  • Argonne National Laboratory comprises Track Imaging Cherenkov Experiment[16].
  • July 1, 1946 marks the founding of Argonne National Laboratory[17].
  • 1946 marks the founding of Argonne National Laboratory[18].
  • Argonne National Laboratory's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.71829249113786, 'lon': -87.978865855122}[19].
  • Argonne National Laboratory's parent organization or unit is recorded as United States Department of Energy[20].
  • Argonne National Laboratory's parent organization or unit is recorded as University of Chicago[21].
  • Argonne National Laboratory's official website is recorded as https://www.anl.gov/[22].
  • Argonne National Laboratory's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Argonne National Laboratory[23].
  • Argonne National Laboratory's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+3400'}[24].
  • Argonne National Laboratory's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ANL'}[25].
  • Argonne National Laboratory's ACM Classification Code is recorded as 10011264[26].
  • Argonne National Laboratory's budget is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+750000000'}[27].

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include July 1, 1946[17] and 1946[18].

Identity

Argonne National Laboratory is part of United States Department of Energy[13]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ANL'}[25].

Operations

Argonne National Laboratory's headquarters location is recorded as Lemont[12]. Parent organizations include United States Department of Energy[20], an United States federal executive department[28], in United States[29], founded in 1977[30], headquartered in Washington, D.C.[31] and University of Chicago[21], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1890[34], headquartered in Chicago[35]. It is operated by University of Chicago[11].

Why It Matters

Argonne National Laboratory ranks in the top 2% of laboratory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,925 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

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  1. [7] . GRID. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . federallabs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved . relationshipscience.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . GeoNames. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . orcid.org. orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [4] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . GRID. Retrieved . anl.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Q12013. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . SNAC. Retrieved . federallabs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . National Archives Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . GRID. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . federallabs.org. Retrieved . federallabs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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