Inviting disaster : lessons from the edge of technology : an inside look at catastrophes and why they happen

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Inviting disaster : lessons from the edge of technology : an inside look at catastrophes and why they happen

James R. Chiles

HarperBusiness, 2002

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"First HarperBusiness paperback edition published 2002"--T.p. verso

Includes bibliographical references (p. [313]-330) and index

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内容説明

Combining captivating storytelling with eye-opening findings, Inviting Disaster delves inside some of history's worst catastrophes in order to show how increasingly "smart" systems leave us wide open to human tragedy. Weaving a dramatic narrative that explains how breakdowns in these systems result in such disasters as the chain reaction crash of the Air France Concorde to the meltdown at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station, Chiles vividly demonstrates how the battle between man and machine may be escalating beyond manageable limits -- and why we all have a stake in its outcome. Included in this edition is a special introduction providing a behind-the-scenes look at the World Trade Center catastrophe. Combining firsthand accounts of employees' escapes with an in-depth look at the structural reasons behind the towers' collapse, Chiles addresses the question, Were the towers "two tall heroes" or structures with a fatal flaw?

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詳細情報

  • NII書誌ID(NCID)
    BA82418462
  • ISBN
    • 9780066620824
  • LCCN
    2001024074
  • 出版国コード
    us
  • タイトル言語コード
    eng
  • 本文言語コード
    eng
  • 出版地
    New York
  • ページ数/冊数
    xxx, 338 p.
  • 大きさ
    21 cm
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