John C. Burnham is research professor of history at the Ohio State University and the author of many books, including, most recently, What Is Medical History?
"Burnham has crafted a fascinating study of the rise and decline of
the concept of being accident-prone."-- "Choice"
"Accident Prone traces the birth, growth, and decline of an idea:
that of accident proneness. John Burnham writes with the
confidence, authority, and insight of a preeminent historian. This
book is a work of great reason and originality that promises to
advance the social history of science, medicine, and technology and
will engage anyone interested in how Western societies have
understood and grappled with the human costs of modern
technology--from home and workplace injuries to the carnage all too
common on the world's highways."--Jeffrey K. Stine, Smithsonian
Institution
"Based on massive research in the literatures of several nations
and from a range of disciplines, Accident Prone is a pioneering
effort in an area about which little has been written. It will make
a major contribution to the growing field of the history of
accidents and societal risk perception."--Joel A. Tarr, Carnegie
Mellon University
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