When Technology Fails

Author| Neil Y. Schlager (ed.)
Country| United States
Language| English
Subject| Reference
Publisher| Gale Research

Publication date

| January 1994
Pages| 659
ISBN| ISBN:978-0-8103-8908-3
OCLC| 29315606

Dewey Decimal

| 363.1 W574

When Technology Fails, edited by Neil Schlager, is a collection of 103 case studies about significant technological disasters, accidents, and failures of the 20th century.[1] It was published in 1994 by Gale Research, Inc. It was one of the top referenced books in the New York Public Library in 1995.[2] The book was updated and re-released in 2005.

The book consists of 1,000- to 1,500-word entries, arranged by subject, that discuss the background, timeline, and impact of each event.[3] Each entry is written by journalists, engineers, and researchers, and provides a cursory overview, rather than in-depth technological analysis.[4] Entries are supplemented by bibliographies, black-and-white photographs, charts, and other print media.[5]

## See also

* Normal Accidents
* Megaprojects and Risk
* Northeast Blackout of 2003
* Brittle Power
* Fukushima nuclear disaster

## References

1. ↑ Evan, William M.; Manion, Mark (2002). Minding the Machines: Preventing Technological Disasters. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall PTR. p. 203. ISBN 0-13-065646-1.
2. ↑ Miller, Melinda (November 5, 1995). "Stranger Than Fiction: The Libraries' Tops in Reference". Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY). http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=BN&p_theme=bn&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAF98E2DDC999D0&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 2011-04-14. (Subscription content?)
3. ↑ Accari, Joe. Book Review. Library Journal, Northeastern Illinois University Library, Chicago, Illinois. 1994. [1]. Accessed 2011-04-14.
4. ↑ "Choice," American Library Association. Book Review. [2] Accessed 2011-04-14.
5. ↑ Book Review. Booklist, American Library Association. [3]. Accessed 2011-04-14.

## External links

* https://openlibrary.org/books/OL1430475M/When_technology_fails

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