Epic Engineering Failures and the Lessons They Teach. Episode 1, Learning from Failure: Three Vignettes.

What does a 19th-century British railway disaster have in common with the 21st-century destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans? All were engineering failures that resulted in important improvements in the engineering process. Discover the very human issues that contributed to poor eng...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Ressler, Stephen
Weitere Verfasser:
Ressler, Stephen (SchauspielerIn)
Format:
Elektronisch Film
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
[San Francisco, California, USA] : The Great Courses, 2022.
Kanopy Streaming, 2024.
Zusammenfassung:
What does a 19th-century British railway disaster have in common with the 21st-century destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans? All were engineering failures that resulted in important improvements in the engineering process. Discover the very human issues that contributed to poor engineering decisions in these three cases, with disastrous consequences.
Umfang:
1 online resource (streaming video file) (35 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
video file MPEG-4 Flash
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Anmerkungen:
Title from title frames.
Film
In Process Record.
Format Details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Schlagworte:
History, Modern.
Engineering.
Science.
Social sciences.
Education films.
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