Rickover is also one of four people who have been awarded two Congressional Gold Medals. In addition, he oversaw the development of the Shippingport Atomic Power Station, the world's first commercial pressurized water reactor used for generating electricity. He directed the original development of naval nuclear propulsion and controlled its operations for three decades as director of the U.S. Rickover (Decem – July 8, 1986) was an admiral in the United States Navy.
Masters (1931–1972 (her death) 1 child)Įleonore A. "Father of the Nuclear Navy" "The Kindly Old Gentleman," or simply "KOG"
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