When engineering fails
By: producer, Alec Nisbett ; written & presented by Henry Petroski
Contributors: British Broadcasting Corporation; BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc; Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Publisher: Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Princeton, NJ
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 51
Subjects: System failures (Engineering); Case studies; Disasters; Engineering design
Other titles: To engineer is human.
Description: "Examines several major disasters ... and discusses the scientific principles behind the engineering failures."
Notes: Disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives.

Originally broadcast in 1987 by the BBC, in their Horizon series, under the title: To engineer is human. Distributed under license from BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc.

DVD-R.