Back هايمان ج. ريكوفر Arabic هايمان ج. ريكوفر ARZ Hyman Rickover German Hyman G. Rickover Esperanto Hyman Rickover Spanish هایمن جی. ریکوور Persian Hyman G. Rickover Finnish Hyman Rickover French היימן ריקובר HE Hyman George Rickover ID
Hyman G. Rickover | |
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 Official portrait, 1955 | |
| Birth name | Chaim Godalia Rickover |
| Nickname(s) | "Father of the Nuclear Navy"; "The Kindly Old Gentleman," or simply "KOG"[1][2] |
| Born | 27 January 1900 Maków Mazowiecki, Vistula Land |
| Died | 8 July 1986 (aged 86) Arlington County, Virginia, U.S. |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1918–1982 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands | USS Finch Naval Reactors |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Navy Distinguished Service Medal (3) Legion of Merit (2) Congressional Gold Medal (2) Presidential Medal of Freedom Enrico Fermi Award |
| Alma mater | United States Naval Academy Columbia University (MSEE) |
| Spouse(s) | Ruth D. Masters (1931–1972 (her death); 1 child) Eleonore A. Bednowicz (1974–1986 (his death)) |
Hyman G. Rickover (27 January 1900[3] – 8 July 1986) was an admiral in the United States Navy. He directed the original development of naval nuclear propulsion and controlled its operations for three decades as director of the U.S. Naval Reactors office. In addition, he oversaw the development of the Shippingport Atomic Power Station, the world's first commercial pressurized water reactor used for generating electricity. Rickover is also one of seven people who have been awarded two Congressional Gold Medals.
Rickover is known as the "Father of the Nuclear Navy," and his influence on the Navy and its warships was of such scope that he "may well go down in history as one of the Navy's most important officers."[4] He served in a flag rank for nearly 30 years (1953 to 1982), ending his career as a four-star admiral. His years of service exceeded that of each of the U.S. Navy's five-star fleet admirals—Leahy, King, Nimitz and Halsey—all of whom served on active duty for life after their appointments. Rickover's total of 63 years of active duty service makes him the longest-serving naval officer, as well as the longest-serving member of the U.S armed forces in history.[5][3][6]
Having become a naval engineering duty officer (EDO) in 1937 after serving as both a surface ship and submarine-qualified unrestricted line officer, his substantial legacy of technical achievements includes the United States Navy's continuing record of zero reactor accidents.[7][8]
- ^ "Rickover Is Forced To Retire". The Washington Post. 14 November 1981.
- ^ "Nuclear-Power Plants Would Be Better the Rickover Way". The New York Times. 24 July 1986.
- ^ a b "Admiral Hyman G. Rickover – Biography". History.navy.mil. Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- ^ PhD dissertation, "Commanding Men and Machines: Admiralship, Technology, and Ideology in the 20th Century U.S. Navy," Hagerott, Mark (2004) http://drum.lib.umd.edu/bitstream/handle/1903/8525/umi-umd-5589.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
- ^ Allen, Thomas B.; Polmar, Norman (2007). Rickover. Potomac Books. ISBN 978-1574887044. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
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