Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory was founded in September 1952 as a second nuclear weapons design laboratory to promote innovation in the design of our nation's nuclear stockpile through creative science and engineering. During the next five decades, Livermore was also to become one of the world's premier scientific centers, where cutting-edge science and engineering in the interest of national security is used to break new ground in other areas of national importance, including energy, biomedicine, and environmental science.

This Web site describes the accomplishments of the Laboratory and its key people over its 50-year history and presents information about the events the Laboratory is hosting to celebrate its anniversary.