Word: supersub
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...19th century, but the contrast between that traditional conflict and the mid-20th century ease with which the sonar-watching, fathometer-reading, Coke-drinking crew of the Nautilus defied the elements. In Nautilus 90 North (the message Nautilus radioed to indicate it had reached the North Pole), the supersub's skipper, Commander William R. (for Robert) Anderson, adds little to the specifics of the polar victory. But in footnote-to-history fashion, he captures something of the human effort behind the excellence, the personalities behind the perfection...
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