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Rick·o·ver  (rkvr), Hyman George 1900-1986.
American admiral who advocated and greatly contributed to the development of nuclear submarines and ships. He was also an outspoken critic of the American educational system.
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Noun1.Rickover - United States admiral who advocated the development of nuclear submarines (1900-1986)
Hyman George Rickover, Hyman Rickover
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Rickover, the head of Naval Reactors for over three decades (1949-82), personally vetted every officer applying for nuclear-engineering duty.
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A brilliant engineer and a long-serving, adroit bureaucratic operator with allies in Congress, Rickover remade more than the hardware of the submarine fleet.
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That was an era of engineer heroes, such as Hyman Rickover of the nuclear navy, Wernher von Braun of the space program, and Kelly Johnson of Lockheed's Skunk Works.
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