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{{Infobox person
| name=Hyman G. Rickover<br>
(Known as the "Father of the Nuclear Navy")
| birth_name=Chaim Godalia Rickover
| birth_date=January 27, 1900
| death_date=July 8, 1986 (aged 86)
| birth_place=Maków Mazowiecki, [[Poland]]
| death_place=Arlington, [[Virginia]]<br>
'''Alma mater''':<br>
John Marshall Metropolitan High School ([[Chicago]])<br>
[[United States Naval Academy]]
| image=Admiral Hyman Rickover.jpg
| caption=Rickover as a rear admiral in 1955
| branch=[[United States Navy}}
| serviceyears=1918–1982
| rank=[[Admiral]]
| battles=[[World War II<br/>[[Cold War]]
| awards=Navy Distinguished Service Medal]] (3)<br>
Legion of Merit (2)<br>Congressional Gold Medal (2)<br>[[Presidential Medal of Freedom]]<br />[[Enrico Fermi]] Award
| spouse=Ruth D. Masters Rickover (married 1931-1972, her death; one child)<br>Eleonore A. Bednowicz Rickover (married 1974–1986, his death)<br>
'''Parents''':<br>
Abraham and Rachel Unge Rickover}}
'''Hyman George Rickover''' (January 27, 1900 – July 8, 1986) was a famous [[admiral]] in the [[United States Navy]], who directed the development of naval nuclear propulsion. For three decades, he was the director of the U.S. Naval Reactors office. He also pushed for the development of pressurized water reactors used to generate [[electricity]] Rickover is one of only four people who have been awarded two Congressional Gold Medals.
As the "Father of the Nuclear Navy," he is among the most important Navay officers in history.<ref>{{cite web|author=Mark Hagerott|title=Commanding Men and Machines: Admiralship, Technology, and Ideology in the 20th Century U.S. Navy|url=http://drum.lib.umd.edu/bitstream/handle/1903/8525/umi-umd-5589.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y</ref> He ended his career as a four-star admiral. He served longer than each of the U.S. Navy's five-star fleet admirals—William D. Leahy, Ernest King, [[Chester W. Nimitz]], and [[William Halsey|William "Bull" Hasley, Jr.]], all of whom served on active duty for life. Rickover's total of sixty-three years of active duty service make him the longest-serving naval officer and the longest-serving member of the U.S armed forces in history.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z095cIB0coAC&pg=PA87 |title=Rickover|date=2007|accessdate=October 29, 2021|isbn=978-1574887044|author=Thomas B. Allen and Norman Polmar}}</ref>
Rickover was born '''Chaim Godalia Rickover''' to Abraham Rickover and the former and Rachel Unge, a Poland|Polish]]-[[Jewish]] family from Maków Mazowiecki. His parents changed his name to "Hyman." He did not use his middle name of Godalia, but declared his middle name to be "George" while he attended the [[United States Naval Academy]] in [[Annapolis]], [[Maryland]]. He arrived in [[New York City]] with his mother and sister in March 1906, having fled anti-Semitic fleeing anti-Semitic persecution. the family subsequent moved to [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]
In 1937, Rickover became a Naval engineering duty officer after his service as both a surface ship and [[submarine]] officer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atomicheritage.org/profile/hyman-g-rickover|title=Hyman G. Rickover|publisher=atomicheritage.org}}</ref><ref name="bowman"/>
==References==
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[[Category:Admirals]]
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[[Category:New York City]]
|Category:Chicago]]
[[Category:World War II]]
[[Category:Cold War]]
[[Category:American Jews]]
[[Category:United States Naval Academy]]
| name=Hyman G. Rickover<br>
(Known as the "Father of the Nuclear Navy")
| birth_name=Chaim Godalia Rickover
| birth_date=January 27, 1900
| death_date=July 8, 1986 (aged 86)
| birth_place=Maków Mazowiecki, [[Poland]]
| death_place=Arlington, [[Virginia]]<br>
'''Alma mater''':<br>
John Marshall Metropolitan High School ([[Chicago]])<br>
[[United States Naval Academy]]
| image=Admiral Hyman Rickover.jpg
| caption=Rickover as a rear admiral in 1955
| branch=[[United States Navy}}
| serviceyears=1918–1982
| rank=[[Admiral]]
| battles=[[World War II<br/>[[Cold War]]
| awards=Navy Distinguished Service Medal]] (3)<br>
Legion of Merit (2)<br>Congressional Gold Medal (2)<br>[[Presidential Medal of Freedom]]<br />[[Enrico Fermi]] Award
| spouse=Ruth D. Masters Rickover (married 1931-1972, her death; one child)<br>Eleonore A. Bednowicz Rickover (married 1974–1986, his death)<br>
'''Parents''':<br>
Abraham and Rachel Unge Rickover}}
'''Hyman George Rickover''' (January 27, 1900 – July 8, 1986) was a famous [[admiral]] in the [[United States Navy]], who directed the development of naval nuclear propulsion. For three decades, he was the director of the U.S. Naval Reactors office. He also pushed for the development of pressurized water reactors used to generate [[electricity]] Rickover is one of only four people who have been awarded two Congressional Gold Medals.
As the "Father of the Nuclear Navy," he is among the most important Navay officers in history.<ref>{{cite web|author=Mark Hagerott|title=Commanding Men and Machines: Admiralship, Technology, and Ideology in the 20th Century U.S. Navy|url=http://drum.lib.umd.edu/bitstream/handle/1903/8525/umi-umd-5589.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y</ref> He ended his career as a four-star admiral. He served longer than each of the U.S. Navy's five-star fleet admirals—William D. Leahy, Ernest King, [[Chester W. Nimitz]], and [[William Halsey|William "Bull" Hasley, Jr.]], all of whom served on active duty for life. Rickover's total of sixty-three years of active duty service make him the longest-serving naval officer and the longest-serving member of the U.S armed forces in history.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z095cIB0coAC&pg=PA87 |title=Rickover|date=2007|accessdate=October 29, 2021|isbn=978-1574887044|author=Thomas B. Allen and Norman Polmar}}</ref>
Rickover was born '''Chaim Godalia Rickover''' to Abraham Rickover and the former and Rachel Unge, a Poland|Polish]]-[[Jewish]] family from Maków Mazowiecki. His parents changed his name to "Hyman." He did not use his middle name of Godalia, but declared his middle name to be "George" while he attended the [[United States Naval Academy]] in [[Annapolis]], [[Maryland]]. He arrived in [[New York City]] with his mother and sister in March 1906, having fled anti-Semitic fleeing anti-Semitic persecution. the family subsequent moved to [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]
In 1937, Rickover became a Naval engineering duty officer after his service as both a surface ship and [[submarine]] officer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atomicheritage.org/profile/hyman-g-rickover|title=Hyman G. Rickover|publisher=atomicheritage.org}}</ref><ref name="bowman"/>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rickover, Hyman G.}}
[[Category:United States Navy]]
[[Category:Admirals]]
[[Category:Poland]]
[[Category:New York City]]
|Category:Chicago]]
[[Category:World War II]]
[[Category:Cold War]]
[[Category:American Jews]]
[[Category:United States Naval Academy]]