Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power (2014)

Dive into the life of the father of the nuclear Navy: Hyman Rickover. Combative, provocative, and blunt, Admiral Hyman G. Rickover was a flamboyant maverick and a unique American hero. When few thought it possible, then-Captain Rickover harnessed the power of the atom to drive the first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus, whose trip under the polar ice pack was one of the great adventure stories of the 1950s. Later, Rickover built the world's first nuclear aircraft carrier and the first commercial nuclear power plant at Shippingport, PA. Rickover's achievements made him into a national celebrity, and he appeared on the cover of Time magazine. Many wonder whether America can maintain its technological pre-eminence and whether we can still build and manage large-scale projects. To understand these issues, Rickover considers the story of the man who created the nuclear Navy as well as the civilian nuclear power industry: Hyman G. Rickover.

Directing:
  • Michael Pack

Stars:
Release Date: 2014-12-10
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 116
Joan Allen
Joan Allen
Narrator (voice)
Tim Blake Nelson
Tim Blake Nel...
Admiral Rickover
Antony Hagopian
Antony Hagopi...
Anderson
George McDaniel
George McDani...
Supply Co. Executive
James Cronin
James Cronin
Chief of Staff
David Lavine
David Lavine
Ted Rockwell
Jonathan Fielding
Jonathan Fiel...
Midshipman #1
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