Background
Rockwell, Theodore was born on June 26, 1922 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Theodore G. and Paisley (Shane) Rockwell.
(As Technical Director, Rockwell worked alongside the lege...)
As Technical Director, Rockwell worked alongside the legendary Admiral Rickover for the first 15 years, creating the nuclear navy, then the world's first commercial atomic power station. Rickover was both admired and hated as he forcibly reformed both bureaucracies and industries to harness the fearsome atom.
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What They Say About The Book' Presents in vivid, human terms many of the young scientists and engineers who first harnessed this primal force, and the extraordinary times and environment in which they worked and lived...an enlightening and fascinating account. 'From the Foreword by the late Dr.GLENN T. SEABORG, Nobel Laureate, Co-discoverer of plutonium, Chairman, US Atomic Energy Commission, 1961-71' A unique contribution...I don't know of any other book that covers the same ground--which was ground zero for the evolution of this important and controversial technology... It doesn't hurt that you're an engaging storyteller and that you were present at the creation. 'RICHARD RHODES, Independent journalist and historian, winner of a Pulitzer Prize, a National Book Award, a National Book Critics Circle Award, and a History of Science Society Award' His prose disproves the prevalent belief that no engineer can write. The sentences flow gracefully, with a feel for the rhythm of English that many who make a profession of writing would envy.' CONNIE BUCHANAN, Editor of Tom Clancy's 'Hunt for Red October.' 'Ted Rockwell takes countless disaggregated fragments of history and welds them together in a fascinating story that all Americans can read, understand, and enjoy. A gifted scientist, engineer, visionary, and author, Ted has been a front-line player throughout this Age - eminently qualified to tell us the true story and set the images straight.' Admiral James. Watkins, USN (ret), Chief of Naval Operations, 1982-86; Energy Sec, 1989-93. 'Ted Rockwell's engaging style and compelling first-hand account give an invaluable perspective on the Manhattan Project and its aftermath. Ted gives us a glimpse into the emotional and cultural realities of the Manhattan Project. His extraordinary gifts--as a scientist and raconteur--make this a uniquely insightful and entertaining
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Rockwell, Theodore was born on June 26, 1922 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Theodore G. and Paisley (Shane) Rockwell.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Princeton University, 1943; Chemical Engineer (Master of Science), Princeton University, 1945; graduate courses, Oak Ridge, 1944-1949; Honorary Doctor of Science, Tri-State University, 1960.
Process improvement engineer, Manhattan Project, Oak Ridge, 1944-1945;
head shield engineering group, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1945-1949;
nuclear engineer, naval reactors branch, Atomic Energy Commission, also nuclear propulsion divisions Navy Bureau Ships, 1949-1955;
technical director, Atomic Energy Commission, also nuclear propulsion divisions Navy Bureau Ships, 1955-1964;
founding officer, director, Minnesota Public Radio Associates, Inc., Washington, since 1964;
research associate, Johns Hopkins University Center Foreign Policy Research, 1965-1966. Chairman Atomic Industrial Forum Reactor Safety Task Force, 1966-1972. Member of advisory group artificial heart program National Institutes of Health, 1966.
Consultant to Joint Congressional Committee on Atomic Energy, 1967. Founding officer, director Radiation, Science & Health, Inc., since 1996.
(What They Say About The Book' Presents in vivid, human te...)
(As Technical Director, Rockwell worked alongside the lege...)
Member advisory council department chemical engineering Princeton University, 1966-1972. Fellow American Nuclear Society, American Society Psychical Research (life). Member American Association for the Advancement of Science (representative of Parapsychol.
Association to American Association for the Advancement of Science 1975-1987), New York Academy of Sciences, Society for Science Exploration, United States Psychotronic Association (director 1988-1991), National Institute for Discovery Science (science advisory board since 1995), National Academy Engineering (Sigma Xi distinguished lecturer since 2003), Authors Guild, Writers Center, Washington Indiana Writers, Philosophical Society Washington (life), Cosmos Club (Washington), National Press Club.
Married Mary Juanita Compton, January 25, 1947 (deceased). Children: Robert C. (deceased), W. Teed, Lawrence E., Juanita C.