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Quick Facts
- Founded: 1962
- Employees: 1,500
- Research: Accelerator research; astrophysics and cosmology; biology; elementary particle physics; environmental science; materials, chemistry and energy sciences; scientific computing; and X-ray science
- Location: Menlo Park, California