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Hyman G. Rickover: The Cantankerous Engineer Who Built the United States Nuclear Navy
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Hyman G. Rickover: The Cantankerous Engineer Who Built the United States Nuclear Navy

Born in the then Kingdom of Poland, Hyman Rickover eventually served 63 years in the United States Navy. The length of his naval career is in itself remarkable. No other man served…