Normal Accidents
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Normal Accidents
Charles Perrow
5 people recommended it in 5 threads, 2016–2022.
What people on Hacker News said
This kind of clear, higher-level thinking about technology is rare and valuable.
Nominally about safety in large-scale complex engineered systems, and it's very good on that topic, and/but in doing so, touches on how scale and social factors interact with engineering details, which affects a lot more than safety.
Where it comes up
- Ask HN: Which books have made you a better thinker and problem solver? 2022 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: Mind bending books to read and never be the same as before? 2020 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: What books changed the way you think about almost everything? 2019 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: What good books have you read lately? 2016 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: What book have you given as a gift? 2016 · 1 recommendation