by Kim Vicente
SUMMARY: 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 book, Vicente makes 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.
DETAILS: Price: USD 27.95 / ISBN: 0415970644 /
Published: February 2004 / 368 Pages /
Publisher: Routledge
WEBSITE: http://www.routledge-ny.com/books.cfm?isbn=0415970644