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Wikipedia article'When Engineering Fails' is a 1998 film written and presented by Henry Petroski. It examines the causes of major disasters, including the explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger, and compares the risks of computer-assisted design with those of traditional engineering methods. The original title of the film was 'To Engineer Is Human', the title of Petroski's non-fiction book about design failures. ReferencesCategory:1998 films Category:Documentary films about technology Category:1998 documentary films Category:American documentary films Category:Mechanical failure Category:1990s American films | |
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