Acknowledgments
Special Introduction to the Paperback Edition
Introduction
1 Shock Wave: High Tech on the High Seas
2 Blind Spot: Baffled and Bewildered Inside the Massive System
3 Rush to Judgment: When Flagship Projects Run Out of Time
4 Doubtless: Testing is Such a Bother
5 The Really Bad Day: Panic and Triumph on the Machine Frontier
6 Tunnel Vision: Go Away, I'm Busy
7 Red Line Running: Humans Have a Limit, Too
8 A Crack in the System: Failure Starts Slow, But it Grows
9 The Healthy Fear: Alive and Alert at Danger's Edge
10 That Human Touch: How Little Errors Make Big Accidents
11 Robbing the Pillar: Slacking Off With the High-Power System
12 Machine Man: Surviving and Thriving on the New Frontier
Disasters, Calamities, and Near Misses Cited in the Book
List of Key Sources
Index