Bibliograph

Rickover, the birth of nuclear power, a film by Michael Pack ; producer, writer, and director, Michael Pack ; a production of Manifold Productions, Inc

Type

Label

Rickover, the birth of nuclear power, a film by Michael Pack ; producer, writer, and director, Michael Pack ; a production of Manifold Productions, Inc

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Rating: TV-PG

Main title

Rickover

Oclc number

896829361

resource.otherEventInformation

Originally broadcast on PBS in 2014

Responsibility statement

a film by Michael Pack ; producer, writer, and director, Michael Pack ; a production of Manifold Productions, Inc

Runtime

120

Sub title

the birth of nuclear power

Summary

Rickover built the world's 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 questioned Rickover's goal of an all nuclear navy, and others questioned his creation of a technocratic elite, his own navy within the Navy

Technique

live action

Classification