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Was Murphy wrong? Murphy's law in operation and design of chemical plants
Author(s) -
Hendershot Dennis C.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
process safety progress
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1547-5913
pISSN - 1066-8527
DOI - 10.1002/prs.680190203
Subject(s) - law , context (archaeology) , philosophy , law and economics , sociology , political science , history , archaeology
We've all heard of Murphy's Law. It has been stated in various forms, generally something like “If something can go wrong, it will go wrong, and at the worst possible time.” We often quote Murphy's Law often in a light‐hearted or joking context. But, do we really believe it? What effect does our belief in Murphy's Law have on how we actually operate and design chemical plants? Is our application of Murphy's Law appropriate? How should we be using Murphy's Law?