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On January 27, 1900; Hyman (George) Rickover was born in Makow, Russia
(now Poland). His family lived in a small Jewish village but immigrated
to the US in 1906. Everyone in this village was killed in the Holocaust
during WW II. His family first moved to New York then to Chicago. He
graduated High School and with help from a Congressman was nominated
to attend the US Naval Academy and graduated from the Naval Academy
in 1922. He first served on a battleship then went on to command two
different submarines. He later flew to Pearl Harbor to overseas the
repairs on the USS California. In 1946 eight Naval officers were selected
to work on the Manhattan Project, Rickover quickly realized the potential
of nuclear energy as propulsion for naval vessels. In February 1949,
he received an assignment to the Division of Reactor Development, AEC,
and then assumed control of the Navy's effort as Director of the Naval
Reactors Branch in the Bureau of Ships.. This twin role enabled him
to both lead the effort to develop the world's first nuclear-powered
submarine, He eventually became an Admiral. He is known as the Father
of the Nuclear Navy for his leadership to build the atomic-powered submarine,
USS Nautilus. He served on active duty with the United States Navy for
more than 63 years, receiving exemptions from the mandatory retirement
age due to his critical service in the building of the United States
Navy's nuclear surface and submarine force.
Rickover is the longest-serving naval officer in U.S. history with
63 years active duty.
Rickover's substantial legacy of technical achievements includes the
United States Navy's continuing record of zero reactor accidents, as
defined by the uncontrolled release of fission products subsequent to
reactor core damage.
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