Failure modes
In a kick-off keynote address at the 2001 OOPSLA in Tampa, Henry Petroski
discussed success and failure in design throughout history, concluding that
there is a unique interrelationship between the two.Failure could be generational,
said Petroski; when engineers start to work with new design paradigms they take
great care. Then as things get familiar, they forget about the fundamentals
and they push, sometimes beyond the real design limits. From
ADT's January 2002 issue.
Regal
condor killed in the wild - San Francisco Chronicle, CA - 21 Feb 2003
The last female California condor to be born in the wild and to remain living
in
the wild has been shot to death by a poacher.
NASA chief:
E-mails were handled properly - Chicago Sun Times - 28 Feb 2003
NASA's top official said that engineers' dire email speculations while Columbia
was still in orbit were properly evaluated.
Bush climate change
study flawed, scientists say - Environmental News Network - 26 Feb 2003
The Bush administration's plan for research into global climate change lacks
a focus to guide officials science panel said.
Art, and DNA - THEDNAGE.COM
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