Memoir, August 1999.

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Memoir, August 1999.

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Typed memoir entitled "Working for Admiral Rickover." This is an account of Gordon's work at Westinghouse Electric, where he was a research engineer, involved in developing new metals and nuclear reactor cores for the first nuclear powered submarine, the Nautilus. He discusses his research, launching of the Nautilus, undersea trips in the submarine, a trip to England with Rickover and reflections on his personality and work style.

1 item (17 pp); 8 1/2 x 11 in.

Naval War College, Henry E. Eccles Library

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Naval War College, Henry E. Eccles Library

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Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company.

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Nautilus (Submarine : SSN-571)

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Gordon, Robert B. (Robert Benson), 1901-1981

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Robert B. Gordon received a Sc.D. from MIT in Physical Metallurgy. He was employed at Westinghouse Electric, Pittsburgh, PA in the Special Alloy Development Department. From the description of Memoir, August 1999. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 728154317 ...