• DOI:10.1007/S11948-002-0033-2
Corpus ID: 19219936

Representation and misrepresentation: Tufte and the Morton Thiokol engineers on the Challenger

@article{Robison2002RepresentationAM,
  title={Representation and misrepresentation: Tufte and the Morton Thiokol engineers on the Challenger},
  author={W. Robison},
  journal={Science and Engineering Ethics},
  year={2002},
  volume={8},
  pages={59-81}
}

W. Robison

Published 2002

Engineering, Medicine

Science and Engineering Ethics

This paper examines the role of the Morton Thiokol engineers in the decisions surrounding the launch of the Challenger, particularly with reference to an analysis of this event by Edward Tufte. The engineers at Morton Thiokol recommended against the launch of Challenger because the projected launch temperature between 26°F to 29°F was far outside their field database of successful launches. The engineers had asked for, but not received, data necessary to determine the cause of massive blow-by… CONTINUE READING

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