| When Technology Fails | |
| Author: | Neil Y. Schlager (ed.) |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Subject: | Reference |
| Publisher: | Gale Research |
| Pub Date: | January 1994 |
| Pages: | 659 |
| Isbn: | 978-0-8103-8908-3 |
| Oclc: | 29315606 |
| Dewey: | 363.1 W574 |
When Technology Fails, edited by Neil Schlager, is a collection of 103 case studies about significant technological disasters, accidents, and failures of the 20th century.[1] It was published in 1994 by Gale Research, Inc. It was one of the top referenced books in the New York Public Library in 1995.[2] The book was updated and re-released in 2005.
The book consists of 1,000- to 1,500-word entries, arranged by subject, that discuss the background, timeline, and impact of each event.[3] Each entry is written by journalists, engineers, and researchers, and provides a cursory overview, rather than in-depth technological analysis.[4] Entries are supplemented by bibliographies, black-and-white photographs, charts, and other print media.[5]