A Brief History of Technology Mistakes
Patrick Nosker
April 27, 2010
Some of the most costly mistakes in history were caused by simple errors. Rounding errors, conversion errors, and even neglecting a minor variable have caused many major projects to fail. A prime example of this is the Mars Climate Orbiter. The Australian site PC Authority covers the top 10 mistakes caused by errors in the history of technology.
Patrick Nosker founded pnosker.com in 2008 as a small review website. Since then, it has grown considerably as he serves as Editor-in-Chief. He enjoys high end audio, computers, gadgets, games, cars, and biology. In addition to being the boss of pnosker.com, he is also pursuing a PhD in the Molecular Biosciences at Rutgers University.
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