{"product_id":"rick-stupart-built-to-fail-9798231330553","title":"Built to Fail","description":"They called it \"Galloping Gertie.\" Four months later, it was gone.On November 7, 1940, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge twisted itself to death in a moderate wind-and changed engineering forever.This wasn't an act of God. It was an act of arrogance.Built to Fail reveals how a \"prettier\" design, ignored warnings, and mathematical shortcuts created one of history's most spectacular engineering disasters. Engineer and author Rick Stupart dissects the deadly combination of aesthetic ambition and scientific negligence that turned a revolutionary suspension bridge into a cautionary tale.Inside, discover:Why engineers dismissed wind as \"just air\"The critical calculations they skippedHow eyewitness testimony exposed design hubrisLessons that reshaped modern bridge engineering\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis isn't just history-it's a warning. When engineers guess instead of calculate, gravity always wins.For readers fascinated by engineering failures, structural disasters, and the thin line between innovation and catastrophe.","brand":"ELC Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53800539554134,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.momoxbooks.com\/products\/rick-stupart-built-to-fail-9798231330553","provider":"momoxbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}