When technology fails : significant technological disasters, accidents, and failures of the twentieth century

Discusses Aircraft, Airships, Automobiles, Bridges, Buildings And Other Structures, Chemical And Environmental Disasters, Dams, Medical Disasters, Nuclear Plants, Ships, Spacecraft, And Submarine Disasters. Aircraft -- Airships -- Automobiles -- Bridges -- Buildings And Other Structures -- Chemical And Environmental Disasters -- Dams -- Medical Disasters -- Nuclear Plants -- Ships -- Spacecraft -- Submarines. Edited By Neil Schlager ; Foreword By Henry Petroski. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 645-647) And Index.