Probability and experimental errors in science: by Lyman G. Parratt. 237 pages, diagrams, 6 × 9 in. New York, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1961. Price, $7.25

• Book ID: 103086424
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1961
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 132 KB
• Volume: 272
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0016-0032
• DOI: 10.1016/0016-0032(61)90902-4

✦ Synopsis

March, 1959, was intended not only to define the problems engineers would face in designing deep underground civilian shelters, but also to delineate political-problems and weapons technology. Since the purpose was to "stimulate new creative thinking on this vital subject," the 2½-year publication delay means that designers have been denied access to information which might have saved them a lot of time and work. Among the topics included are site selection, design of exposed items such as ventilation openings, utilities for underground installations (power supplies, etc.), new construction methods (drilling, excavation, etc.) and underground phenomena of nuclear bursts. There are 45 papers in the two volumes.