The Rickover Effect: The Inside Story of How Admiral Hyman Rickover Built the Nuclear Navy Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

The Rickover Effect: The Inside Story of How Admiral Hyman Rickover Built the Nuclear Navy Book

"A notable, anecdote-rich biography of the controversial 'father of the nuclear navy.'"—Publishers Weekly"This thought-provoking, well-written, and stimulating book . . . is an honest tribute to a man whose greatness will one day be recognized even more than it is today."—Associated Press"Together with Rhodes's definitive account of the race . . . to develop a nuclear bomb, these two works constitute the most important contributions to date on the history of atomic energy."—Nuclear News"The consummate inside story of Rickover's team: how they developed nuclear power, how they worked together, and their relationships with a revered, though controversial, boss."—Captain Edward L. Beach, USN (Ret.), author of Run Silent, Run DeepIn less than a decade, Hyman G. Rickover created the world's first nuclear submarine, the USS Nautilus, and built the world's first atomic power station. His unprecedented technological achievements overcame both natural and human obstacles and gave new meaning to the concept of industrial quality control.Here is the critically acclaimed, authentic inside story, told by the man who worked at Rickover's side for fifteen years. Theodore Rockwell takes us behind the "zirconium curtain" to see the emergence of the commercial nuclear industry through the eyes of those who shaped it and to discover why Rickover provoked a storm of controversy. The Rickover Effect is a riveting tale of genius and dedication told in intimate, human terms.Theodore Rockwell is an editor and author, as well as an expert on nuclear reactors who worked with Admiral Rickover from 1949 to 1964. He served as technical director of the U.S. Naval Reactors Program from 1954 to 1964.Read More

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  • 0471122963
  • 9780471122968
  • Theodore Rockwell
  • 19 October 1995
  • John Wiley & Sons
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 411
  • Reprint
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