Representation and Misrepresentation: Tufte and the Morton Thiokol Engineers on the Challenger

Science and Engineering Ethics

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 59-81

  Robison, Wade ^a   Boisjoly, Roger ^b   Hoeker, David ^b   Young, Stefan ^b  

^a ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ambient air temperature; Blow by; Burden of proof; Challenger; Edward Tufte; Erosion; Experiential data; Experimental data; Field database; Moral responsibility; Morton thiokol; NASA; O ring temperature

Indexed keywords

RUBBER;

AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; ENGINEERING; EQUIPMENT; GOVERNMENT; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL ETHICS; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SPACE FLIGHT; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, AVIATION; DECISION MAKING; ENGINEERING; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; ETHICS, PROFESSIONAL; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; RUBBER; SPACE FLIGHT; SPACECRAFT; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0036364694     PISSN: 13533452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-002-0033-2     Document Type: Article

References (9)

1. Tufte, Edward R. (1997) Visual Explanations: Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative, Graphics Press, Cheshire, Connecticut.
2. Duncan, Ray, "Absolute Power," on Dr. Dobb's Electronic Review of Computer Books, at www.ercb.com/featire/feature.0008.html.
3. Allison, Nicholas H., "Design You Can Count On," review on Amazon's webpage at www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/.subst/features/t/.
4. Wade Robison (1994) Decisions in Doubt: The Environment and Public Policy, University Press of New England, Hanover, New Hampshire.
5. Vaughan, Diane (1996) The Challenger Launch Decision, The University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
6. Lighthall, Frederick (February 1991) Launching the Space Shuttle Challenger: Disciplinary Deficiencies in the Analysis of Engineering Data, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management 38.
7. Boisjoly, Roger (December 13-18, 1987) Ethical Decisions - Morton Thiokol and the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster, ASME Proceedings.
8. Martin, Michael H. (October 27, 1997) The Man Who Makes Sense of Numbers, Fortune: 273-276.
9. Computer Literacy Bookshops Interviews with Edward R. Tufte (1994 and 1997) at www.ercb.com/feature/feature.0008.2.html.