Abbreviation for Fermilab National Accelerator Laboratory, a major particle physics research facility in Illinois.
Acronym formed from 'Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory', named after physicist Enrico Fermi. Established in 1967 as a premier center for high-energy physics research.
FNAL houses the Tevatron, once the world's most powerful particle accelerator, which helped discover the top quark in 1995. The facility sits on 6,800 acres and maintains a herd of bison as an unusual conservation effort on its grounds.
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