Jan 6, 2017
"Leighton was very smart, a brilliant engineer, and impeccably loyal. On occasion Rickover would get furious with him, have a tantrum, and say to him, “that’s the dumbest thing I ever heard. I don’t know why I put up with your stupidity. You’re not doing what I told you to do.” Leighton would stand there, listen to Rickover, then continue his conversation as if Rickover hadn’t even spoken. Rickover would always simmer down and eventually agree with Leighton, once Dave explained himself." Nuclear Engineering Pioneer David T. Leighton: A proponent of Naval History who made History
