Our Suggested Reading list identifies technology related books and articles that our staff has selected.  We hope that they prove to be as interesting and thought-provoking for you as they have been for us.

When Technology Fails: Significant Technological Disasters, Accidents, and Failures of the Twentieth Century
by Neil Schlager

This fascinating new book chronicles such significant twentieth-century technological failures as the Hindenburgh, Love Canal, the Challenger, and thalidomide. Assisted by contributing editor Leonard Bruno, senior science specialist at the Library of Congress, and several distinguished advisers, Schlager has compiled entries on 103 technological disasters in a wide variety of fields. Entries were written by contributors who are experts in science, architecture, and engineering or journalists who specialize in technological subjects.

Taking Technical Risks:  How Innovators, Managers, and Investors Manage Risk in High-Tech Innovations
by Lewis M. Branscomb and Philip E. Auerswald

"Taking Technical Risks provides a unique description of the many scientific and technical risks new companies face, the challenges that exist, and how they can be managed.  The book is excellent reading for anyone interested in the process of bringing technology from the lab to the marketplace."  --  Robert S. Langer, Germeshausen Professor of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Recipient of the Lemelson-MIT Prize for invention and innovation and holder of 350 patents

Lethal Arrogance:  Human Fallibility and Dangerous Technologies
by Lloyd J. Dumas

"Supported by a formidable list of recorded mishaps and using his powerful analytical skills, Lloyd Dumas details for us not only the growing risks our technological advances have spawned, but also how to minimize them.  Lethal Arrogance is a sobering yet hopeful book for all to read."  --  Kosta Tsipis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Trust Us, We're Experts:   How Industry Manipulates Science and 
Gambles With Your Future
by Sheldon Rampton and John Stauber

"Rampton and Stauber explode the cult of expertise and show how easily the media and their readers can be misled by public-relations claims masquerading as science.  This book makes the best case I know for complete disclosure of the financial conflicts of interest of scientists and the corporate influence on university research."  --  Sheldon Krimsky, professor of urban and environmental policy, Tufts University, and author of Hormonal Chaos

The Technology Management Handbook
by Richard C. Dorf

Written from the technical manager's perspective and written for technologists who are managers, The Technology Management Handbook outlines information on management science and practice applying to all aspects of the production and operation of technical components and systems.