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Inviting DisasterJames R. Chiles

Inviting Disaster

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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…

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7 editions
  • Ebook · English · 2008
    HarperCollins · 9780061633812
  • Hardcover · English · 2001
    Collins · 352 pages · 9780066620817
  • Other · English · 2008
    HarperCollins Publishers · 9780061633850
  • Other · English · 2008
    HarperCollins Publishers · 9780061633836
  • Other · English · 2008
    HarperCollins Publishers · 9780061665554
  • Other · English · 2008
    HarperCollins Publishers · 9780061633843
TechnologyRisk assessmentNonfictionDisastersTechnology, social aspectsTechnology -- Risk assessment.