Hyman G. Rickover Research Paper

Charles John Huffman Dickens was born on February 7, 1812 to John and Elizabeth Dickens. Dickens went through a difficult childhood that contained a jar full of worries that far transcended of an average boy due to unstable family conditions. (biography.com). As a young child, it didn’t stop him from anything, Dickens found peace and comfort through the use of his imagination. In 1822, the Dickens family moved to a poor neighborhood in Camden Town, London.

A young F. Carl Mahoney was off to Witchita Falls County in Texas. He enlisted in the Vietnam War. To then become a medical corpsman in the US Air Force. After 3 months of basic training in northwestnorthwest Texas (a barren desert, ) this man receivedreceived orders to report for medic duty in England. In Suffolk, England there was no combat, only lots of suffering and families in need.

Navy Cmdr. Frederick L. Ashworth: senior weaponeer on board Bockscar. Had managed field-testing of the atomic bomb.

Walter Dean Myers uses the word “Monster” in his novel a lot, and he applies it to Steve Harmon but is he actually one?

Rory Coleman is only two of 40 spring walk-on tryouts to make the UCF football team. Before arriving to UCF and stepping on the football field to earn his uniform however, Coleman found himself on entirely different field in an entirely different uniform.

William Daniel Ehrhart was born on September 30, 1948. He was the third of four kids, his father John H. Ehrhart was a reverend in Roaring spring, Pennsylvania. After Ehrhart was born him and his family moved to Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. A couple of years later they packed their bags and moved to Perkasie, PA, where Ehrhart’s parents spent the rest of their lives.

Eugene Estees Moses was born on September 2, 1934 in Union, South Carolina, to Lucy Mae Johnson and Johnny Moses. He attended Grade School and in 1953, he graduated from Sims High School. He was born at a time when children worked to support their families. At the age of 10, he began to work in a local supermarket, for a respected man named Mr. Green. He was a natural provider. After receiving his wage for the day, he would bring home to his mother food and other items that was given to him so that his family would not suffer hunger.

Rick Riordan is a bestselling author. He has many influences on why he started writing. Riordan also bases many book on mythology and gods and their family. Riordan's distant style on how he writes, which separates him from other writers like Suzanne Collins. Many of Riordan's books are popular he has novels; but also has illustrations books. Riordan's books have great qualities and are very informational on the gods and mythical creatures. He gets very creative, which is another great quality. Riordan's books are very relatable if you remove the mythical creatures trying to kill everybody. Many ways to get information is reviewing already published books. Interpreting the writing also helps understand the writer. Understanding the main points

He was later assigned to the U.S. Pacific Fleet aboard the La Vallette. Assigned duties of assistant torpedo officer, commissary, supply, and watch officer. Soon became one of the Commander’s favorites who noted his hard work, efficiency, and commitment to his studies. Soon the Commander assigned him to engineer. He learned to inspect and check his subordinates after “the chief machinist’s mate reported a crack in a condenser tube that would take a few hours to repair. He discovered the “crack” was only a heavy pencil mark: the men tried to take advantage of his inexperience to get a few hours of sleep.” (Duncan20) Rickover served aboard the La Vallette from September 1922 to Dec. 1924. Next Rickover served aboard the battleship Nevada. Rickover served aboard the Nevada from June 1925 to April 1927. Rickover’s mind turned to aviation training but he failed the physical exam. It was then when Rickover considered engineering. Rickover applied for postgraduate teaching in electrical engineering. In the postgraduate program he would return to Annapolis to the Naval Academy and then continue to study at a major school engineering school in his case Columbia University. Rickover had completed the first part of his postgraduate program at the Naval Academy by June 26 1928 and was very excited to attend a major university. Rickover next attended Columbia University where he had a great experience and education. Rickover started thinking about his naval career after the university. Aviation duty was out due to medical exam so he applied to submarine duty. In May 1929 Hyman Rickover had graduated with honors and a master’s degree in engineering. Rickover then served aboard the S-9 submarine for a short time from October 1929 to January 1930 with no special duties. After that Rickover attended submarine school from January to June 1930. After school he served as the

He was commissioned as a Lieutenant (junior grade) in the US Navy on July 19, 1941. He briefly commanded an antisubmarine ship in the coastal waters off Oregon and California where he claimed he disabled or sunk two Japanese submarines in May 1943. A Navy investigation could not find any evidence that any submarine had been destroyed. Hubbard was relieved of his command when he conducted unauthorized gunnery practice off the coast of Coronado Island. According to the Navy he was “lacking the essential qualities of judgment, leadership and cooperation.” The Church claims that he received military medals that were not even in existence during the time he served in the military.

Glenn Theodore Seaborg was born in Ishpeming, Michigan on April 19, 1912 and died on February 5, 1999. Seaborg went to David Starr Jordan High School in Los Angeles and graduated in 1929 as valedictorian of his class. He then enrolled in the University of California, Berkeley in 1929. There he got a degree of Ph.D. in Chemistry in 1937 for his love and interest for science and then became the assistant of the late G. N. Lewis. He later became an instructor in chemistry, he was then promoted to Assistant Professor and then to the Professor of Chemistry. Seaborg soon also took responsibility for the leadership of nuclear chemical research at the Lawrence Radiation Laboratory. But from 1942-1946, Seaborg took a leave of absence to work as a member

William Higinbotham was born in October 25, 1910 in bridgeport, and grew up in Caledonia. Higinbotham graduated from Williams College in 1932, Higinbotham then went to graduate phyiscs at Cornell University. in 1941, Higinbotham joined the MIT Radiation Lab, where he worked on ray tube displays for radars. in 1943 he worked on electronic timing systems for the atomic bomb. in 1948 he joined the Boorkhaven Natiomal Laboratory's instrumentation group there he made the first video game, he served there from 1951 to 1968. William Higinbotham died in november 1994.

He was able to contribute to the project with the vast knowledge that he had gained through his life works. He was able to contribute by determining critical masses involved with creating the bombs. He also was able to invent the Bethe-Feynman formula that allowed scientists/physicists to calculate implosion efficiency. Also, he was able to calculate neutron equations that provided the needed knowledge to create nuclear reactors.

Bertrand-Jean Redon also know as Odilon Redon was a lithographic print maker. He was a highly respected member of the symbolist movement. He created 166 lithographs between 1879 and 1899. His lithographic prints and some of his other work during this time explored the different shades of black. His work inspired many other symbolists of this time. Odilon said his work explored two themes of art, the relationship between Man and Nature, and 'suggestive' art. His work used nature, imagination, dreams, and memory. He tried to get the feeling of the mysteriousness of nature when doing his work. His work seemed so dark because he was very depressed after his first son died. He chose to do the lithographic prints because he saw it as

John Anthony Walker was born in Washington, D.C. on 28 July 1937. As a child, John Walker experienced a disturbing childhood. His father lost his job due to alcoholism which led to his family declaring bankruptcy. John Walker started working at a very young age in order to help support his family by selling home products door to door, and as movie usher. At the age of 18, John Walker joined the Navy as a Radioman. His first assignment was in an aircraft carrier USS Forrestal (CV-59) where he was responsible for keeping track of incoming and outgoing message traffic and the use of signals while communicating with ships in the general area. By the end of 1960, John Walker was married and had 3 daughters. As his career continued, he graduated from submarine school. Later after, he obtained his Top Secret Cryptographic clearance and passed a Personnel Reliability Program that ensures the only the most reliable personnel have access to nuclear weapons. As a result, he was assigned to Razorback Submarine (SS-394) which participated in a Pacific deployment. The Razorback submarine mission was to monitor the nuclear tests near the Soviet port of Vladivostok and in the Flotilla. John Walker’s was outstanding at his job. He impressed his superiors quite often with his knowledge and aptitude. He often was selected to be the Radioman for the executive officer of the ship. Mid-way his Navy career, he attained the warrant officer rank and ran the radio shop of a nuclear