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Rickover, Hyman George - 1900–1986, American admiral, b. Russia. In World War II he served as head of the electrical section of the navy's Bureau of Ships. After the war he was assigned (1946) to the atomic submarine project at Oak Ridge, Tenn., and helped convince the navy that nuclear sea power was feasible. Rickover directed the planning and construction of the world's first


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    Swiss Schools and Ours: Why Theirs Are Better » Read Now

    by H. G. Rickover, Mortimer Smith. 222 pgs.

    Collections: Education, Entire Library
    ...before Sputnik, too , Admiral Hyman G. Rickover has examined those deficiencies...is happy to sponsor, Admiral Rickover speaks with characteristic vigor...of the modern...
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    The Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program: A Brief Case Study in Institutional Constancy, in Public Administration Review » Read Now

    by John W. Crawford, Steven L. Krahn. 8 pgs.

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    ...DC. U. S. Navy and U. S. Department of Energy. Rickover. Hyman G. (1962). "The Never Ending Challenge." Speech at...The Rickover Effect: The Inside Story of How Adm. Hyman...
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    Beyond Engineering: How Society Shapes Technology (includes information on Hyman Rickover in "History and Momentum") » Read Now

    by Robert Pool. 356 pgs.

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    We have long recognized technology as a driving force behind much historical and cultural change. The invention of the printing press initiated the Reformation. The development of the compass ushered in the Age of Exploration and the discovery of the New World. The cotton gin created the conditions...
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    Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage (includes information on Hyman Rickover in "Turn to the Deep") » Read Now

    by Sherry Sontag, Christopher Drew. 352 pgs.

    Collections: History, Entire Library
    NO ESPIONAGE MISSIONS have been kept more secret than those involving American submarines. Only presidents and a select few have known the truth about the submarines that have for decades silently roamed the depths in a dangerous battle for information and advantage. Even the families of the men on...
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    Forging Stalin's Army: Marshal Tukhachevsky and the Politics of Military Innovation (includes information on Hyman Rickover in "Marshal Tukhachevsky: Enigmatic, Military Entrepreneur") » Read Now

    by Sally W. Stoecker, David Glantz. 207 pgs.

    Collections: History, Entire Library
    This innovative study examines the early years of the Red Army as it developed from a revolutionary partisan force into a modern, professional institution under the leadership of Mikhail Tukhachevsky, an important & controversial figure in the politics of the Stalin period. Sally Stoecker combines...
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    An Ideological Basis for Definition in Public Argument: A Case Study of the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act, in Argumentation and Advocacy » Read Now

    by B. Scott Titsworth. 14 pgs.

    Collections: Education, Entire Library
    ...During the late 1950s Admiral Hyman Rickover led a "professionalism" movement...education of American students. Rickover, credited for developing the nuclear...battle...
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    Historical Dictionary of the Spanish American War » Read Now

    by Donald H. Dyal, Brian B. Carpenter, Mark A. Thomas, James S. Olson. 380 pgs.

    Collections: History, Entire Library
    Foreshadowing the twentieth-century experience, the Spanish American War was America's first modern foreign war. Catapulting the United States into an international world power, it had lasting international implications. Besides America's acquisition of Puerto Rico, the Philippines, Hawaii, and...

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