Author: United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Atomic Energy
Publisher:
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Size: 57.94 MB
Format: PDF, ePub, Mobi
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 192
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Loss Of The U S S Thresher
Death Of The Uss Thresher
Author: Norman Polmar
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0762766131
Size: 23.42 MB
Format: PDF, Mobi
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 208
View: 6344
On the morning of April 10, 1963, the world's most advanced submarine was on a test dive off the New England coast when she sent a message to a support ship a thousand feet above her on the surface: experiencing minor problem . . . have positive angle . . . attempting to blow . . . Then came the sounds of air under pressure and a garbled message: . . . test depth . . . Last came the eerie sounds that experienced navy men knew from World War II: the sounds of a submarine breaking up and compartments collapsing.When she first went to sea in April of 1961, the U.S. nuclear submarine Thresher was the most advanced submarine at sea, built specifically to hunt and kill Soviet submarines. In The Death of the USS Thresher, renowned naval and intelligence consultant Norman Polmar recounts the dramatic circumstances surrounding her implosion, which killed all 129 men on board, in history's first loss of a nuclear submarine. This revised edition of Polmar's 1964 classic is based on interviews with the Thresher's first command officer, other submarine officers, and the designers of the submarine. Polmar provides recently declassified information about the submarine, and relates the loss to subsequent U.S. and Soviet nuclear submarine sinkings, as well as to the escape and rescue systems developed by the Navy in the aftermath of the disaster. The Death of the USS Thresher is a must-read for the legions of fans who enjoyed the late Peter Maas's New York Times best-seller The Terrible Hours.
Proceedings Of The Tesla Centennial Symposium Held At Colorado College Colorado Springs Colorado United States Of America August 9 12 1984
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Size: 13.43 MB
Format: PDF, ePub, Docs
Category : Electricity
Languages : en
Pages :
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The Nuclear Barons
Author: Peter Pringle
Publisher:
ISBN:
Size: 23.85 MB
Format: PDF
Category : Nuclear energy
Languages : en
Pages : 578
View: 6706
Postwar America
Author: James Ciment
Publisher:
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Size: 50.99 MB
Format: PDF, ePub
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1574
View: 4919
Alphabetically arranged entries provide coverage of the diplomatic, economic, political, and cultural events in the United States from the outbreak of the Cold War to the rise of the United States as the last remaining superpower.
Bulletin American Congress On Surveying And Mapping
Author: American Congress on Surveying and Mapping
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Size: 55.68 MB
Format: PDF, ePub
Category : Cartography
Languages : en
Pages :
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Petroleum Management
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Size: 20.27 MB
Format: PDF, ePub
Category : Petroleum industry and trade
Languages : en
Pages :
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On Brokeback Mountain
Author: Eric Patterson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780739121658
Size: 11.76 MB
Format: PDF, ePub
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 301
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On Brokeback Mountain provides accessible, close, and comparative readings of the story and the film, discussing them in relation to the social history of sexual minority men in America. By analyzing the literary and artistic traditions of the homoerotic pastoral, the popular tradition of the Western, and the tradition of the tragic romantic love story, the book explores the American cultural construction of masculinity, friendship, and sexual relationships between men, and the sources and effects of homophobia.
Submarines
Author: Paul E. Fontenoy
Publisher:
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Size: 71.11 MB
Format: PDF, ePub, Mobi
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 447
View: 2881
From the steam-powered models introduced in World War I to today's nuclear-powered, multiweaponed technological wonders, submarines have revolutionized warfare on the world's seas. This volume follows the extraordinary development of this key component of the world's navies. • Approximately 80 vivid photos and technical illustrations of the most significant submarine models over the past century, from the steam-driven models used in World War I to today's nuclear-powered classes • A reference section provides a comprehensive and concise summary of the designs of every significant submarine class that has operated worldwide since 1900, plus summaries of their service
Rickover And The Nuclear Navy
Author: Francis Duncan
Publisher: Naval Inst Press
ISBN:
Size: 33.24 MB
Format: PDF
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 374
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Briefly describes Admiral Rickover's complex personality, explains how he helped create the nuclear Navy, and traces the development of nuclear powered vessels
Ships Monthly
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Size: 40.53 MB
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Category : Ships
Languages : en
Pages :
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Rickover
Author: Thomas B. Allen
Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.
ISBN: 157488445X
Size: 41.85 MB
Format: PDF, ePub, Docs
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 103
View: 4134
Highlights Rickover's effect on the Navy's development of nuclear power and records one of the most extraordinary tours of duty in naval history
