When Technology Fails
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| Author | Neil Y. Schlager (ed.) |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Reference |
| Publisher | Gale Research |
Publication date | January 1994 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 659 |
| ISBN | 978-0-8103-8908-3 |
| OCLC | 29315606 |
| 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]
