ISBN: 9780415970648

Technology innovation is progressing so quickly that we have fallen behind our ability to manage it. Our world is filled with objects that invite human error - from VCRs to stoves to hosp… More...

Technology innovation is progressing so quickly that we have fallen behind our ability to manage it. Our world is filled with objects that invite human error - from VCRs to stoves to hospitals, airplane cockpits, and nuclear power plants. Problems-some potentially catastrophic-continuously arise when designs are developed without human nature in mind. What we really need, argues Kim Vicente, is technology that works for people. In this incessantly readable, groundbreaking work, Vicente makes vividly clear how we can bridge the widening gap between people and technology. He investigates every level of human activity--from simple matters such as our hand-eye coordination to complex human systems such as government regulatory agencies, and why businesses would benefit from making consumer goods easier to use. He shows us why we all have a vital stake in reforming the aviation industry, the health industry, and the way we live day-to-day with technology. As accessible and entertaining as it is provocative, "The Human Factor" is certain to create much debate for years to come. Media > Book, [PU: Routledge]<

ISBN: 0415970644

In this incessantly readable, groundbreaking work, Vincente makes vividly clear how we can bridge the widening gap between people and technology. He investigates every level of human acti… More...

In this incessantly readable, groundbreaking work, Vincente makes vividly clear how we can bridge the widening gap between people and technology. He investigates every level of human activity - from simple matters such as our hand-eye coordination to complex human systems such as government regulatory agencies, and why businesses would benefit from making consumer goods easier to use. He shows us why we all have a vital stake in reforming the aviation industry, the health industry, and the way we live day-to-day with technology. communication and journalism,communication and media studies,computers,computers and technology,education and reference,engineering,film and television,history and philosophy,humanities,humor and entertainment Movies, Routledge<

ISBN: 9780415970648

Routledge. Hardcover. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library … More...

Routledge. Hardcover. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, thatll have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included., Routledge<

ISBN: 9780415970648

Hardcover book. 352 pages. Published by Routledge Media > Book, [PU: Routledge]