Failures of Technological Systems

• The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, 1911 (and a commentary)
• The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912
• The Flight of Apollo 13 (1970)
• Meltdown at Three Mile Island (1979)
• Technological Catastrophies [meta-site, on Apollo 13, Chernobyl, Challenger, and more]
• The Challenger Disaster, January 1986
• Background on the last Challenger mission (1986)
• The A380 Airplane: Too Large for Contemporary Airports (story, 2001)
• Manhattan (aerial view) before 9/11/01; Manhattan after 9/11/01. Large image files.
• Speed Makes Space Flight Risky, Experts Say [on the Columbia shuttle disaster] NEW
• Loss of the Shuttle [mega-site from the New York Times] NEW

Train Wreck in Portsmouth rail station, New Hampshire, August 12, 1894. (Portsmouth Library)

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