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Science Friday > Archives > 2002 > September > September 6, 2002:
Hour Two: 9-11: Technology and Engineering

Last September, everything changed. In this hour of Science Friday, we'll look back at 9/11 and its technological and engineering aspects. We'll get an update on the engineering investigation into the collapse of the Twin Towers, find out about research into telecommunications vulnerabilities, and talk about the gap between human and electronic intelligence gathering.

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Guests:
Glenn Zorpette
Executive Editor
IEEE Spectrum
New York, New York

Anthony Townsend
Associate Research Scientist
NYU's Taub Urban Research Center
Co-founder, NYCWireless.net
New York, New York

Shyam Sunder
Lead Investigator, WTC Investigation
Chief, Materials and Construction Research Division in the Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, Maryland

Books/Articles Discussed:

IEEE Spectrum: "Making Intelligence Smarter" by Glenn Zorpette (January 2002)

NIST WTC investigation plan

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Related Links:
IEEE Spectrum: "Making Intelligence Smarter" by Glenn Zorpette (January 2002)
Central Intelligence Agency & Director of Central Intelligence
National Security Agency
Echelon Watch
ECHELON

After the attack: IT working to keep data online, resources safe - Computerworld
Terrorist Attack Plays Havoc With Communications
Welcome to the National Communications System Home Page
Business 2.0 - Magazine Article - Communications That Won't Quit
MITWORLD |» Mitchell / Townsend
NYCwireless

NIST and the World Trade Center
ArchitectureWeek - News - Engineers Explain WTC Collapse - 2002.0515
The Civil Engineering Portal - News - WTC
American Society of Civil Engineers

This segment produced by Charles Bergquist

 

 

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