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Rickover

American  
[rik-oh-ver] / ˈrɪk oʊ vər /

noun

  1. Hyman George, 1900–86, U.S. naval officer, born in Poland: helped to develop the nuclear submarine.


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During Carter’s interview, Rickover asked whether he had done his best at Annapolis.

From Los Angeles Times

Well, one bat is anyway, and it is not the bat that was in the office of Hyman Rickover, the father of the nuclear navy.

From Washington Post

Rickover, whose rigorous standards for technology and crew training made the nuclear navy a success, ordered a prototype sodium reactor for the submarine Seawolf.

From Los Angeles Times

The USS Hyman G. Rickover will be christened Saturday at General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton, Conn. The company has been the primary builder of submarines for the Navy for more than 100 years.

From Washington Times

Hyman Rickover, the “father of the nuclear Navy,” published “Education and Freedom,” which deplored the sad state of U.S. technical education when compared with that of other developed nations.

From Washington Post