E. E. Lewis was Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern University's McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, and is now Professor Emeritus at Northwestern. Lewis has published numerous articles and books on topics related to science and engineering.
E. E. Lewis has written an excellent book on the dangers, hazards,
and risks associated with modern technology. His balanced views are
illustrated with well-chosen examples of infamous failures and
disasters. These provide lessons learned that should lead to a
safer future." --Henry Petroski, A. S. Vesic Professor of Civil
Engineering and Professor of History, Duke University; author of To
Forgive Design: Understanding Failure "The answer to "How safe is
safe enough?" is ultimately a matter of how feel, the facts
filtered through emotions and instincts. But we need good facts to
go on in the first place, and E.E. Lewis has provided a rich and
sobering factual litany of crashes and accidents and flat out
mistakes to get us started. More, he offers insightful lessons
about what each incident, and the patterns they fit into, have to
teach us. Any risk manager serious about safety really needs to
read this book." --David Ropeik, author of How Risky Is It, Really?
Why Our Fears Don't Always Match the Facts This is a quite
remarkable book. E. E. Lewis analyzes scores of serious events
compromising public safety over the past decades and places these
within the context of how one would identify the causes of such
events and take steps to reduce their risk and impact in the
future. The result is a thoughtful and accurate analysis by one of
the leaders in the area of technology risk and safety, as well as a
thorough discussion of many of the important safety events and
risks of our time. --James J. Duderstadt, President Emeritus and
University Professor of Science and Technology, The University of
Michigan E. E. Lewis strikingly illustrates how human failures
combine with design errors, careless maintenance, and inadequate
operator training to challenge the advances of new technologies.
This book should be read by journalists, public advocacy groups,
legislators, and anyone concerned with addressing the important
issues the author raises. --John F. Ahearne, former Chairman, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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