Lethal Arrogance: Human Fallibility and Dangerous Technologies

Provides a shocking and eye-opening look at the danger caused by simple human fallibility in a world of incredibly dangerous weapons, including weapons based on nuclear and biological and technology.

Lloyd J. Dumas is Professor of Political Economy at the University of Texas at Dallas. He was formerly Associate Professor of Industrial and Management Engineering at Columbia University and served as a consultant to the Los Alamos National Laboratories. He has published more than 80 works in journals and periodicals, including the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, International Herald Tribune, Technology Review, and Defense News. His books include The Conservation Response: Strategies for the Design and Operation of Energy-Using Systems and The Overburdened Economy: Uncovering the Causes of Chronic Unemployment, Inflation, and National Decline.