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Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power

About Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power

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.

Full Cast of Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power

Joan Allen
plays Narrator (voice)

Joan Allen as Narrator (voice)

Joan Allen (born August 20, 1956) is an American actress. She worked in theatre, television and film during her early...

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Michael Stewart Allen
plays Dunford

Joel Briel
plays Caspar Weinberger

James Cronin
plays Chief of Staff

Jonathan Fielding
plays Midshipman #1

Jonathan Forte
plays Rickover's Aide

Antony Hagopian
plays Anderson

Torsten N. Hillhouse
plays Beach

Lauren Hubbell
plays Engineer #2

David Lavine
plays Ted Rockwell

George McDaniel
plays Supply Co. Executive

Nick Mills
plays Roddis

Stevan Lee Mraovitch
plays Military police

Tim Blake Nelson
plays Admiral Rickover

Tim Blake Nelson as Admiral Rickover

Timothy Blake Nelson (born May 11, 1964) is an American actor and playwright. Described as a "modern character actor...

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Crew of Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power

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