April 2002
Intermediate to advanced
512 pages
13h 26m
English
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Evan, William M
Minding the machines : preventing technological disasters / William M. Evan, Mark Manion.
p. cm.
Includes bioliographical references and index.
1. System failures (Engineering) 2. Disasters. I. Manion, Mark. II. Title.
TA169.5 .E93 2002
620.8—dc21 2001054867
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