Opening book details…
Can I read Rickover : Controversy and Genius, a Biography on EtoBox?
Rickover : Controversy and Genius, a Biography by Thomas B. Allen; Norman Polmar is a biography available to read on EtoBox.
What is Rickover : Controversy and Genius, a Biography about?
The Biography of Admimiral Hyman G Rickover,the acknowledges "Father of the Nuclear Navy".Rickover was an acknowledged leader and engineering genius,he was also known for his ascerbic personality.He served his country for 60 years in the Navy.Over these years he made many powerful friends and just as powerful enemies.Finnally president Reagan was able to retire him,something two previous presidents weren't able to do.This is a well research and penetrating biography.
Who reads Rickover : Controversy and Genius, a Biography?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Thomas B. Allen; Norman Polmar
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster (NYC)
- Published
- 1982
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780671246150
- Category
- biography
- Subjects
- Military, Memoir, Fiction
- Rating
- 4.03 / 5 (31 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
More by Thomas B. Allen; Norman Polmar
Browse all works by Thomas B. Allen; Norman Polmar
Similar books
- Rickover : the Struggle for Excellence — Francis Duncan (2001)
- The Rickover Effect : How One Man Made a Difference — Estate of Theodore Rockwell (1992)
- Rickover: Father of the Nuclear Navy (Potomac's Military Profiles) — Thomas B. Allen; Norman Polmar (2007)
- Admiral Hyman Rickover: Engineer of Power (Jewish Lives) — Marc, (Marc Josef) Wortman (2022)
- Henry James : the Imagination of Genius : a Biography — Kaplan, Fred, 1937- (1999)
- Genius in the Shadows : a Biography of Leo Szilard : the Man Behind the Bomb — Lanouette, William; Salk, Jonas; Silard, Bela; Szilárd, Leó (2013)