Blowback
Subtitle: an anecdotal look at pressure equipment and other harmless devices that can kill you!
By: Paul Brennan ; foreword by Edward Tenner
Contributors: Tenner, Edward; National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors
Publisher: The National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Columbus, OH
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
ISBN-13: 9780988954106
Subjects: Accidents; Pressure vessels; Boilers; Pictorial works; History
Description: Written by National Board Public Affairs Director of the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors Paul Brennan. The book connects the dots between industrial-size pressure vessels and common pressure-retaining items the public uses every day. Through compelling short stories, essays, illustrations, and rare photos, Blowback details the danger that exist when pressure equipment is misused, neglected, or defective."--Publisher description.
Notes: "Featuring first person excerpts from the rare 1892 Chester D. Berry book Loss of the Sultana and reminiscences of survivors."--T.p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.