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Errornomics

Paperback • 2009

Errornomics

By Joseph William Abbott

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About the book

How did security staff at LA International Airport miss 75% of bomb-making materials that went through screening? From minor lapses (why we're so likely to forget passwords) to life-threatening blunders (why anaesthetists used to maim their patients), Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist Joseph T.

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9780091932633

Published year

2009

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Errornomics

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Paperback

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