The big problem is that some mistakes can have disastrous consequences, and many engineering mistakes, in fact, do. We're all familiar with a number of disasters that were caused by major design ...

Wired has a concise article on-line outlining what they think are the Top 10 worst engineering mistakes in history. This kind of stuff always makes me laugh, then it makes me wonder what other ...

New French trains are too wide for platforms in a costly mistake. Here are other famous engineering miscalculations throughout history.