The Molecular Witness – Part 2: Ghost in the Machine: Detecting Outgassing and Condensable Contaminants6 December 2019·759 words·4 minsSystems and Innovation Design and Innovation Technological History Systems Thinking Innovation History
The Molecular Witness: Chemical Fingerprinting in Failure Analysis5 December 2019·317 words·2 minsSystems and Innovation Design and Innovation Technological History Systems Thinking Innovation History
The Molecular Witness – Part 1: The Light of Truth: Using Atomic Emission Spectroscopy for Alloy Verification5 December 2019·771 words·4 minsSystems and Innovation Design and Innovation Technological History Systems Thinking Innovation History
The Gravity of Error - Part 3: The Blade’s Last Breath: Analyzing Propeller Failures in High-Speed Transit1 December 2019·681 words·4 minsSystems and Innovation Propeller Failure Aircraft Fatigue Forensics Engineering Technological History Disaster Analysis Design and Innovation Systems Thinking
The Gravity of Error - Part 2: Invisible Arcs: The 200-Mile Electrical Legacy of the Space Shuttle Columbia30 November 2019·673 words·4 minsSystems and Innovation Electrical Failure Space Shuttle Wiring Insulation Forensics Technological History Disaster Analysis Design and Innovation Systems Thinking
The Gravity of Error: Forensic Engineering in Flight29 November 2019·286 words·2 minsSystems and Innovation Engineering Failure Analysis Aerospace Forensics Disaster Technological History Disaster Analysis Design and Innovation Systems Thinking
The Gravity of Error - Part 1: The Orbiting Abrasion: Solving the Solar Alpha Rotary Joint Crisis29 November 2019·693 words·4 minsSystems and Innovation Aerospace Failure Analysis Lubrication ISS Engineering Technological History Disaster Analysis Design and Innovation Systems Thinking
The Anatomy of Iron: Lessons from the Edge of Structural Failure - Part 5: The Platform That Sank13 November 2019·533 words·3 minsSystems and Innovation Structural Engineering Bridge Failures Disaster Analysis Steel Structures Construction Safety Engineering Failures Disaster Analysis Systems Thinking Technological History Leadership and Crisis
The Anatomy of Iron: Lessons from the Edge of Structural Failure - Part 4: The Tower That Bent in the Wind12 November 2019·551 words·3 minsSystems and Innovation Structural Engineering Bridge Failures Disaster Analysis Steel Structures Construction Safety Engineering Failures Disaster Analysis Systems Thinking Technological History Leadership and Crisis
The Anatomy of Iron: Lessons from the Edge of Structural Failure - Part 3: The Bridge That Wasn't There11 November 2019·585 words·3 minsSystems and Innovation Structural Engineering Bridge Failures Disaster Analysis Steel Structures Construction Safety Engineering Failures Disaster Analysis Systems Thinking Technological History Leadership and Crisis