Why the Hindenburg Had a Smoking Lounge

These essays dissect instances of discovery and innovation, highlighting the benefits and pitfalls of human ingenuity. Tenner poses questions about human inventions, revelations, and dilemmas. Each essay helps to uncover the chain reactions that have brought society to where it is today. Tenner makes the case that examining the past can help us act on the technological challenges that arise in the present, and by raising these questions and exploring these surprising narratives, Why the Hindenburg (American Philosophical Society Press) shows the ripple effect that one decision can have.