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Describes how a wide variety of things such as nursery rhymes, the national anthem, anesthesia, cellophane, raisins and dynamite came into being
Accidents May Happen
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From Wheaties to telephones, microwave ovens to yo-yos, here are the inspiring and often funny stories of 50 mistakes and misunderstandings that helped bring ab
There Are No Accidents
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Pages: 352
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"A journalist recounts the surprising history of accidents and reveals how they've come to define all that's wrong with America. We hear it all the time: 'Sorry
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“Gripping, page-turning material . . . a new way of thinking about survival in a world filled with hazards and distractions.” —Charles Duhigg, author of S
Normal Accidents
Language: en
Pages: 462
Authors: Charles Perrow
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Normal Accidents analyzes the social side of technological risk. Charles Perrow argues that the conventional engineering approach to ensuring safety--building i