“I hope that these ten years will see a growing effort to transform the world.” At the start of the 1960s Dr Robert Oppenheimer, the 'father of the atomic bomb', spoke to Panorama about his optimism that science would be used to transform the world for good. | BBC Archive

9.5K views · 141 reactions | How much do you know about the #ManhattanProject? In this first episode of a two-part series, we take you back 75 years to learn about the Department of Energy's role in this unprecedented, top secret U.S. government effort to beat Nazi Germany in the race to construct a nuclear weapon. You can find this episode, and other episodes of #DirectCurrent, on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. | U.S. Department of Energy | Facebook