created at or "created in"?

Question

I'm not sure which one I should use: > Created in ____ or > Created at ____

Answer 1

Generally, we use "at" when we are indicating a place such as a factory or a shop or a job, such as in, "He invented it while he was at wor for IBM."

We like to use "in" when we refer to a contained space, such as, "We visited Multnomah Falls while we were in Oregon." Or, "He shaved his beard in the bathroom."

Answer 2

Ir depends on what comes next.

The vaccine was created in 1998.

The vaccine was created in a lab.

The vaccine was created at the University of Washington.