{"product_id":"admiral-hyman-rickover-engineer-of-power-jewish-lives","title":"Admiral Hyman Rickover: Engineer of Power (Jewish Lives)","description":"A riveting exploration of the brilliant, combative, and controversial “Father of the Nuclear Navy”\n\n“Marc Wortman delivers a 17-gun salute to this short, profane spitfire who pulled a reluctant Navy into the atomic era. . . . Wortman opens a window into the life of an intellectual titan disdainful of nearly everything except scientific honesty, his adopted nation, and the power of the atom.”—Jonathan W. Jordan, Wall Street Journal\n\nKnown as the “Father of the Nuclear Navy,” Admiral Hyman George Rickover (1899–1986) remains an almost mythical figure in the United States Navy. A brilliant engineer with a ferocious will and combative personality, he oversaw the invention of the world’s first practical nuclear power reactor. As important as the transition from sail to steam, his development of nuclear-propelled submarines and ships transformed naval power and Cold War strategy. They still influence world affairs today.\n\nHis disdain for naval regulations, indifference to the chain of command, and harsh, insulting language earned him enemies in the navy, but his achievements won him powerful friends in Congress and the White House. A Jew born in a Polish shtetl, Rickover ultimately became the longest-serving U.S. military officer in history.\n\nIn this exciting new biography, historian Marc Wortman explores the constant conflict Rickover faced and provoked, tracing how he revolutionized the navy and Cold War strategy.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0300243103\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0300243103.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Wortman, Marc\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Pages are clean with no markings. May show minor signs of wear or cosmetic defects  marks, cuts, bends, or scuffs  on the cover, spine, pages, or dust jacket. May have remainder marks on edges.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41447143997498,"sku":"DBV.0300243103.VG","price":6.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0300243103-0.jpg?v=1780724544","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/admiral-hyman-rickover-engineer-of-power-jewish-lives","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}