The Fires: How a Computer Formula Burned Down New York City--And Determined the Future of American Cities

by Joe Flood and Joe Flood

Book Overview

A revealing account of the first time computer modeling met City Hall -- and the disaster that ensued In 1968, New York City struck a deal with the RAND Corporation to use their computer models to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1594488983
• ISBN13: 9781594488986
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Riverhead Books
• Length: 325 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.7" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher