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... Dr. Dietrich was internationally known for a pioneering career in nuclear power reactor development that spanned more than thirty years and included the nuclear design of the prototype power plant for the world's first nuclear submarine, the Nautilus, and the Atomic Energy Commission's first boiling-water reactors.
From page 72...
... As Head of the Rockets Section, he worked on jet-assisted take-off. During this time period he met Adelia Perkins of Newport News and they married in 1943.
From page 73...
... Power Station. General Nuclear Engineering became a part of Combustion Engineering (CE)
From page 74...
... He was elected Vice-President of the American Nuclear Society in 1976 and served as President of that society from June 1977 to June 1978. Among his other professional activities was the position of Editor of the quarterly review, Power Reactor Technology, from 1958 to 1965.


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