reliability (engineering)

Type: 
Topical Term
Subfield: 
a
Alias: 
reliability (engineering)

Failed technology

true stories of technological disasters
Discusses forty-four accidents or disasters caused by technologial defects or human inability to foresee the effects of technology. Emphasizes safety measures implemented after each disaster.
Cover image of Failed technology

Failed technology

true stories of technological disasters
Discusses forty-four accidents or disasters caused by technologial defects or human inability to foresee the effects of technology. Emphasizes safety measures implemented after each disaster.
Cover image of Failed technology

Mistakes help us learn

2019
"Engineers don't give up when they fail to solve a problem. Discover why learning from mistakes helps guide engineers to find the best solution"--Provided by publisher.
Cover image of Mistakes help us learn

Technically wrong

sexist apps, biased algorithms, and other threats of toxic tech
2017
"Buying groceries, tracking our health, finding a date: whatever we want to do, odds are that we can now do it online. But few of us ask why all these digital products are designed the way they are. It's time we change that. Many of the services we rely on are full of oversights, biases, and downright ethical nightmares ... takes an unflinching look at the values, processes, and assumptions that lead to these and other problems."--Publisher.
Cover image of Technically wrong

Surviving a fire

2012
"Discusses the dangers of house fires, how to prepare a fire escape plan, and how to get out during a fire and stay safe after the fire is out"--Provided by publisher.
Subscribe to RSS - reliability (engineering)