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What Went Wrong : Investigating the Worst Man-Made and Natural Disasters by Popular Mechanics Press Editors and William Hayes (2011, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHearst Communications, Incorporated
ISBN-101588165450
ISBN-139781588165459
eBay Product ID (ePID)99602235
Product Key Features
Book TitleWhat Went Wrong : Investigating the Worst Man-Made and Natural Disasters
Number of Pages240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicScience & Nature / Disasters, General, History / General
Publication Year2011
IllustratorYes
GenreTechnology & Engineering, Juvenile Nonfiction
AuthorPopular Mechanics Press Editors, William Hayes
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width7.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2010-028947
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal904/.5
SynopsisCombining original reporting with dramatic photographs and detailed illustrations, Popular Mechanics presents a look at the science behind the most devastating events in the past 100 years-including San Francisco's 7.8 earthquake in 1906, the Gulf oil spill, the Apollo 13 Space Mission, and Hurricane Katrina. Each chapter includes a fact-filled section with practical advice on surviving various disasters, natural and manmade., Combining original reporting with dramatic photographs and detailed illustrations, Popular Mechanics looks at the science behind the most devastating events of the past 100 years-including San Francisco's 7.8 earthquake in 1906, the Gulf oil spill, the Apollo 13 Space Mission, and Hurricane Katrina's devastating landfall near New Orleans. Plus, each chapter includes practical advice on surviving disasters, from industrial accidents to deadly tsunamis. Coverage spans from 1900 to today, and includes: Earthquakes Volcanic Eruptions Fires Blizzards and Avalanches Tornadoes Hurricanes Floods Aviation and Space Disasters Shipwrecks Industrial Accidents Transportation catastrophes
LC Classification NumberGB5019.H39 2011
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