Monsters: The Hindenburg Disaster and the Birth of Pathological Technology

by Ed Regis

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"Oh, the humanity " Radio reporter Herbert Morrison's words on witnessing the destruction of the Hindenburg are etched in our collective memory. Yet, while the Hindenburg -- like the Titanic -- is a symbol of the technological hubris of a bygone era, we seem to have forgotten the lessons that can be learned from the infamous 1937 zeppelin disaster.

Zeppelins were steerable balloons of highly flammable, explosive gas, but...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0465065945

ISBN13:9780465065943

Release Date:September 2015

Publisher:Basic Books

Length:352 Pages

Weight:1.38 lbs.

Dimensions:1.3" x 6.4" x 9.3"

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