{"product_id":"spectacular-flops-9780989824996","title":"Spectacular Flops","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book presents a sample of twelve spectacular flops encompassing the past three centuries-ranging from the world's first automobile to the nuclear-powered bomber. 49 illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The reader of this work will no doubt greatly benefit from Schiffer's voluminous knowledge regarding electrical and mechanical devices. Through excellent illustrations and careful explanatory text, Schiffer succeeds in describing the intricacies of steam engines, jet turbines and nuclear power (in addition to other technologies). . . . Schiffer does an outstanding job explaining the technology to the layperson reader. Readers who enjoy learning about the history of technology initiatives will thoroughly enjoy \u003cem\u003eSpectacular Flops\u003c\/em\u003e”. \u003cstrong\u003eHoward Schneider\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBusiness History Review\u003c\/em\u003e, v95 n1 (2021)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \". . . interesting stories, ideal for inserting into a class lecture, but also excellent examples of the many ways technologies fail. . . . Schiffer provides a very useful theoretical framework for exploring the lives of technologies both successful and unsuccessful.\" \u003cstrong\u003eJonathan Coopersmith\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTechnology and Culture\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Understanding Technological Failures\u003cbr\u003e Secret Project: Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot and the First Automobile\u003cbr\u003e Too Little, Too Late: The Atmospheric Railway \u003cbr\u003e Putting Electromagnetism to Work\u003cbr\u003e Audacious Engineer: Isambard Kingdom Brunel and the Great Eastern Steamship \u003cbr\u003e Ferdinand de Lesseps' Panama Canal\u003cbr\u003e Crackpot Invention? Nikola Tesla's World System\u003cbr\u003e Visionary Inventor: R. Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion World\u003cbr\u003e The Nuclear-Powered Bomber\u003cbr\u003e Domesticating the Bomb: \"Geographical Engineering\" and Project Chariot\u003cbr\u003e Chrysler's Turbojet-Powered Automobile\u003cbr\u003e The Concorde: Supersonic Airliner\u003cbr\u003e Fusion, Hot and Cold\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: Several Limited Generalizations\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eliot Werner Publications Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48885154513239,"sku":"9780989824996","price":27.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/spectacular-flops-9780989824996","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}