When Technology Fails: Significant Technological Disasters, Accidents, and Failures of the Twentieth Century

When Technology Fails: Significant Technological Disasters, Accidents, and Failures of the Twentieth Century
ISBN-10
0810389088
ISBN-13
9780810389083
Pages
659
Language
English
Published
1994
Publisher
Gale Research
Author
Neil Schlager

Description

Explores the causes and effects of approximately 100 of the most significant man-made disasters, accidents and failures of this century. The book focuses particularly on disasters caused by faults in design, construction, planning, and testing and the entries are arranged chronologically.

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