TY  - BOOK
AU  - Petroski,Henry
TI  - To forgive design: understanding failure 
SN  - 0674416821
AV  - TA169.5  .P487 2012
U1  - 620 23
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Cambridge, Massachusetts
PB  - The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
KW  - System failures (Engineering)
KW  - fast
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-394) and index; By way of concrete examples -- Things happen -- Designed to fail -- Mechanics of failure -- A repeating problem -- The old and the new -- Searching for a cause -- The obligation of an engineer -- Before, during, and after the fall -- Legal matters -- Back-seat designers -- Houston, you have a problem -- Without a leg to stand on -- History and failure
N2  - "When planes crash, bridges collapse, and automobile gas tanks explode, we are quick to blame poor design. But Henry Petroski says we must look beyond design for causes and corrections. Known for his masterly explanations of engineering successes and failures, Petroski here takes his analysis a step further, to consider the larger context in which accidents occur"--Page 4 of cover
ER  -