> The Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) established the Plowshare Program in June 1957 to explore the peaceful uses of nuclear energy. The program took its name from the Bible (Isaiah 2:4), "they will beat their swords into plowshares."
https://st.llnl.gov/news/look-back/plowshare-program
Strangely, Wikipedia makes no mention of the source of the name.
> The Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) established the Plowshare Program in June 1957 to explore the peaceful uses of nuclear energy. The program took its name from the Bible (Isaiah 2:4), "they will beat their swords into plowshares."
https://st.llnl.gov/news/look-back/plowshare-program
Strangely, Wikipedia makes no mention of the source of the name.