Hyman G. Rickover
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Military History
- Subcategories: Generals, Military Officers, Soldiers, Ships, Naval History, Engineering, Engineers, Judaism, Jews, Synagogues, Temples, Nuclear Weapons, Power, Radiation
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, American History 1951-present
Article abstract: A specialist in electrical engineering, Rickover became a pioneer in nuclear propulsion after World War II. He headed the project that developed the Nautilus, the world’s first nuclear-powered submarine, and remained a dominant personality in the navy and in public life for three decades.
Early Life
According to his public school records, Hyman George Rickover was born on August 24, 1898 (January 27, 1900, is the date of birth given by him), in the village of Makov, about fifty miles north of Warsaw, in what was then the Russian...
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