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?
| ISBN: | 9780066620824 |
| Publication date: | 20th August 2002 |
| Author: | James R Chiles |
| Publisher: | Harper Business an imprint of HarperCollins |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 368 pages |
| Genres: |
Health and safety in the workplace Industrial quality control Nuclear power and engineering Manufacturing industries Mechanical engineering Technical design Industrial chemistry and manufacturing technologies Design, Industrial and commercial arts, illustration Business and Management Environmental science, engineering and technology |
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?
Inviting Disaster features in the following genres: Health and safety in the workplace, Industrial quality control, Nuclear power and engineering, Manufacturing industries, Mechanical engineering, Technical design, Industrial chemistry and manufacturing technologies, Design, Industrial and commercial arts, illustration, Business and Management, Environmental science, engineering and technology
Inviting Disaster is available in Paperback
Inviting Disaster was written by James R Chiles and published by Harper Business an imprint of HarperCollins
Inviting Disaster has 368 pages