Overcomplicated: Technology at the Limits of Comprehension

by Samuel Arbesman

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Why did the New York Stock Exchange suspend trading without warning on July 8, 2015? Why did certain Toyota vehicles accelerate uncontrollably against the will of their drivers? Why does the programming inside our airplanes occasionally surprise it creators? After a thorough analysis by the top experts, the answers still elude us. Your don't understand the software running your car or your iPhone. But here's a secret- neither do the geniuses at Applie...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1591847761

ISBN13:9781591847762

Release Date:July 2016

Publisher:Current

Length:256 Pages

Weight:0.45 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 5.5" x 8.4"

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Engineering Science Science & Math Science & Scientists Science & Technology Technology

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