Disaster: Lessons from the Frontiers of Technology

Author: James R. Chiles (USA)
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Publish Date: 2002-02-01
Features: "The book 'Disaster' is profoundly moving and enlightening. The selected examples are gripping and reveal the insightful observation that 'advanced technology, once neglected, can quickly lead to problems.'" — Henry Petroski, author of 'Engineers Have Human Nature,' July 25, 2000. The tragic crash of the Concorde, which caught fire on the runway due to a piece of debris and resulted in 113 deaths, was just one scene in a series of cascading disasters. As science and technology continue to advance, the operation of machinery and equipment increasingly exceeds the limits of human control, and their destructive potential thus deepens.