The Rickover Effect
By Theodore Rockwell
- Release Date: 2002-09-26
- Genre: Engineering
Description
More than anyone else, Admiral H. G. Rickover made nuclear power a reality. He created the nuclear Navy almost overnight, he also built the world's first commercial atomic power station and laid the groundwork for the world-wide nuclear power industry. Yet it took Congress to force the Navy to reverse his forced retirement.
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A must read
5By RBVSAn interesting take on the man who changed not only the Navy, but industry as well