Where the Fleet Begins
Author | : Rodney P. Carlisle |
Publisher | : Government Printing Office |
Total Pages | : 688 |
Release | : 1998 |
ISBN-13 | : UIUC:30112040282805 |
ISBN-10 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book Where the Fleet Begins written by Rodney P. Carlisle and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 1998 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the modern research and development center from its dual origin when David Taylor and George Melville brought science and technology to the emerging steam-driven steel fleet, through a full century of modernization and several reorganizations. Details the constant work to transform vision into reality, and to keep innovation flowing from cutting-edge science and technology into the Navy's ships and submarines.