Monsters: The Hindenburg Disaster and the Birth of Pathological Technology

by Ed Regis

Book Overview

"Oh, the humanity " Radio reporter Herbert Morrison's words on witnessing the destruction of the Hindenburg are etched in our collective memory. Yet, while the Hindenburg -- like the Titanic -- is a symbol of the technological hubris of a bygone era, we seem to have forgotten the lessons that can be learned from the infamous 1937 zeppelin disaster.

Zeppelins were steerable balloons of highly flammable, explosive gas, but...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0465065945
• ISBN13: 9780465065943
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.3"