Rational accidents : reckoning with catastrophic technologies
(Book - Regular Print)
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Published
Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2023].
Physical Desc
xxix, 305 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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Embry Riddle Aero University - CIRCCOLL - Circulating Collection
TA169.D69 2023
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TA169.D69 2023
1 available
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Published
Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2023].
Format
Book - Regular Print
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"There are limits to what engineers can know, and this means that not every technological failure can be anticipated or avoided. The book explores this observation in the context of technologies that cannot be allowed to fail, e.g., jetliners"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Downer, J. (2023). Rational accidents: reckoning with catastrophic technologies . The MIT Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Downer, John. 2023. Rational Accidents: Reckoning With Catastrophic Technologies. The MIT Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Downer, John. Rational Accidents: Reckoning With Catastrophic Technologies The MIT Press, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Downer, John. Rational Accidents: Reckoning With Catastrophic Technologies The MIT Press, 2023.
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