Comparing technological risks in large s
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Gerald M. Steinberg
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Article
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1985
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Springer US
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English
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In policy debates concerning large scale R&D efforts, the achievements of the Manhattan and Apollo projects are frequently cited as evidence of "Yankee ingenuity" and the ability to overcome technical obstacles. In this article, the factors which contributed to the success and failure of large scale