Admiral Hyman Rickover: Engineer Of Power Marc Wortman Yale University Press Αγγλικά Βιβλία History World

A Riveting Exploration Of The Brilliant Combative And Controversial “Father Nuclear Navy” “Marc Wortman Delivers 17-Gun Salute To This Short Profane Spitfire Who Pulled Reluctant Navy Into Atomic Era Opens Window Life An Intellectual Titan Disdainful Nearly Everything Except Scientific Honesty His Adopted Nation Power Atom ”—Jonathan W Jordan Wall Street Journal Known As ” Admiral Hyman George Rickover (1899–1986) Remains Almost Mythical Figure In United States Engineer With Ferocious Will Personality He Oversaw Invention World’s First Practical Reactor Important Transition From Sail Steam Development Nuclear-Propelled Submarines Ships Transformed Naval Cold War Strategy They Still Influence World Affairs Today Disdain For Regulations Indifference Chain Command Harsh Insulting Language Earned Him Enemies But Achievements Won Powerful Friends Congress White House Jew Born Polish Shtetl Ultimately Became Longest-Serving U S Military Officer History Exciting New Biography Historian Marc Explores Constant Conflict Faced Provoked Tracing How Revolutionized Σελίδες: 328 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0624 Διαστάσεις: 14 6X14 6Cm