To Be Single Minded: Admiral Hyman G. Rickover and the Nuclear Navy

Abraham Zaleznik

Chapter 5 in Hedgehogs and Foxes, 2008, pp 61-76 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Admiral Hyman George Rickover died on July 8, 1986, at the age of 86. He had served in the navy, starting as a midshipman in the naval academy in 1918 and retiring in 1982 as a full admiral. His 64-year span of active service, including the four years he spent as a midshipman, was a record defying all the rules of mandatory retirement. His retirement in 1982 was forced upon him when President Reagan, acting on behalf of John Lehman, secretary of the navy, refused to extend his active duty.

Keywords: Circuit Breaker; Electrical Section; Active Duty; Nuclear Submarine; Naval Academy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230614154_5

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