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When Technology Fails

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When Technology Fails, a 1994 Gale Research Inc. book edited by Neil Schlager, is a collection of case studies about significant technological disasters accidents and failures of the 20th century.

Examples

Chapters include examples from: Aircraft, Airships, Automobiles, Bridges, Buildings and Other Structures, Chemical and Environmental Disasters, Dams, Medical Disasters, Nuclear Plants, Ships, Spacecraft, Submarines.