Accident Prone: A History of Technology, Psychology, and Misfits of the Machine Age (2009)
Burnham, John Chynoweth (Author)
University of Chicago
Physical Details: viii + 328 pp.; ill.; bibl.; index
Language: English
Description The idea that some people are more prone to accidents arose in the 20th century and helps us understand “how Western societies have grappled with the human costs of modern life.” (from the publisher)
Review Seidel, Robert W. (2010) Review of "Accident Prone: A History of Technology, Psychology, and Misfits of the Machine Age". Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences (p. 416).
Review Luckin, Bill (2010) Review of "Accident Prone: A History of Technology, Psychology, and Misfits of the Machine Age". Technology and Culture (p. 1024).
Review Wertheimer, Eric (2011) Review of "Accident Prone: A History of Technology, Psychology, and Misfits of the Machine Age". American Historical Review (pp. 1090-1091).
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