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by drusenko 1114 days ago
Highly controversial for sure. “The Rickover Effect” also a good choice. Dry, long, but full of great anecdotes. All that said it’s tough to argue with his accomplishments. First to a productive/working nuclear reactor, in the hardest application possible (submarine), in government (not the private sector). And starting significantly behind… It’s hard not to be inspired by what he accomplished.