What Really Sank the Titanic

Name: What Really Sank the Titanic
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ISBN: 9780806528960

ISBN-10: 0806528966

ISBN-13: 9780806528960

Edition: 2009

Authors: Jennifer Hooper McCarty, Tim Foecke, Jennifer Hooper McCarty

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'What Really Sank the Titanic' draws on cutting-edge science to help solve one of the greatest mysteries and explore the haunting tragedy of the doomed liner.

Book details

List price: $17.95
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation
Publication date: 3/1/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 248
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.69" tall
Weight: 0.704
Language: English



Preface



The Background



The Yard



Building the Great Leviathan: A Guide to Titanic's Details



What the Titanic Was Made Of: The Science of Iron



The Riveting Process



Harland & Wolff's Protocols



The Facts



April 14, 1912-What Are the Facts?



Materials Investigation: The Goal of the Recent Expeditions



Distilling the Facts: What Are the Possible Scenarios?



The Analysis



The 300-Foot Gash



Hull Steel = Brittle Steel?



Does the Answer Lie with the Rivets?



The Collision Scenario



The Rest of the Story



Other Tidbits You May Have Heard About



As the Metal Rusts: What Is Happening to the Wreck of the Titanic Now?


Notes


Bibliography


Glossary


Who's Who in What Really Sank the Titanic


Acknowledgments


Index