Status Updates From Atomic Submarine, The

Still having a fun time, pretty light read. Chapters 4-6 are about the very basics of how a nuclear reactor works, other power generation methods on submarines (Diesel and battery backups) As this book is from 1954, it’s a neat look at what the author believed the future of nuclear energy would be.

As an aside the story of Rudolf Diesel’s still unsolved disappearance was something I never knew.

Lovely read so far. Easy to follow even without a technical or maritime background. First several chapters are on the history of submarines as whole, beginning in the American revolution and continuing through the first and second world wars.