Disaster: Lessons from the Frontiers of Technology

Author: James R. Chiles
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Publish Date: 2002-01-01
Features: Insider's perspective on disasters and their causes, counting the harrowing human catastrophes we have witnessed. We created machines, yet why do machines end up destroying us? This book reveals for the first time how the conflict between vast and complex mechanical systems and humans has escalated throughout the history of science, technology, and industrial development, and how machines have surpassed our control. Through on-the-ground investigations of major technological disasters, it warns those living on the edge of machines to avoid disasters brought by machines and actively enjoy the joys of technology.