Description
About the Author
H. W. Lewis is a professor of physics at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and has chaired numerous government risk-assessment committees on defense, nuclear power, and other matters.
Reviews
"A first-rate text on the art and science of risk measurement and management. . . . Offers a breath of fresh air to blow at the artful dodgers who pooh-pooh any risk and the Forever Fearful who would avoid risks at all costs. . . . Three cheers to Lewis for leading us down the straight and narrow." -- Kirkus Reviews
"A valuable, clearly written appraisal. . . . Should be widely read." -- John Allen Paulos - New York Times Book Review
"Occasionally a volume on some controversial issue comes along that is so balanced, so sensible, so down-to-earth, it clears away all the fogs and miasmas surrounding the question and leaves people a little smarter than they were before. [This] is such a work." -- Barry Gewen - The New Leader
"A stiff, rational breeze in a debate which has hitherto been stultified with muddy thinking and political hidden agendas." -- William H. Press, Professor of Astronomy and Physics, Harvard University
Book Information
ISBN 9780393308297
Author H. W. Lewis
Format Paperback
Page Count 368
Imprint WW Norton & Co
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Weight(grams) 469g
Dimensions(mm) 211mm * 140mm * 23mm