The Fires: How a Computer Formula, Big Ideas, and the Best of Intentions Burned Down New York City--And Determined the Future of

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: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0058M7XOG
• ISBN13: 9781594485060
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Riverhead Books
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher