RETIRED MEN'S ASSOCIATION OF GREENWICH, Inc. (RMA) Invites you to its meeting, October 22, 2025,at 11 am at Christ Church, Parish Hall, 254 East Putnam Ave., Greenwich, CT. The program will also be shown on Zoom at https://bit.ly/30IBj21and on local cable channels 24 (Verizon) and 79 (Optimum)
Marc Wortman, PhD.
“Admiral Hyman Rickover: Engineer of Power”
Known as the “Father of the Nuclear Navy,” Admiral Hyman Rickover (1899-1986) remains almost a mythical figure in the United States Navy. A brilliant engineer with a ferocious will and combative personality, he oversaw the invention of the world’s first practical nuclear reactor. As important as the transition from sail to steam, his development of nuclear-propelled submarines and ships transformed naval power and the Cold War. They still influence world affairs today. His disdain for naval regulations, indifference to chain of command, and harsh insulting language earned him enemies in the Navy, but his achievements won him powerful friends in Congress and the White House.
Marc Wortman, PhD, is a multi-award-winning independent historian and freelance journalist. He is the author of five books on American military, technology, and leadership, most recently The Greatest Capitalist Who Ever Lived: Tom Watson Jr. and the Epic Story of How IBM Created the Digital Age. Previous books include the award-winning Admiral Hyman Rickover: Engineer of Power, 1941: Fighting the Shadow War,The Bonfire: The Siege and Burning of Atlanta, and The Millionaires’ Unit: The Aristocratic Flyboys Who Fought the Great War and Invented American Air Power.
Marc has written for many publications, including Vanity Fair, Smithsonian, Rolling Stone, and Time. He has appeared on CNN, NPR, C-SPAN BookTV, History Channel, Curiosity Stream and other outlets. He produced the exhibit on Admiral Rickover now on display at the Submarine Force Museum in Groton, Conn, and is an Honorary Plank Holder for the USS Rickover (SSN-795).
Following college at Brown University, he received a doctorate in Comparative Literature from Princeton University. He lives with his family in New Haven.
Our next speaker, on October 29, will be Christinne Howlett, Music Director, Greenwich Choral Society.
The Greenwich Retired Men’s Association offers a free program every Wednesday that is open to the public, both men and women; no reservations are required. Our social break starts at 10:40 am followed promptly by our presentation at 11:00 am. Programs are at the First Presbyterian Church, 1 West Putnam Ave. in Greenwich. For additional information see www.greenwichrma.org.
