When the Titanic was launched in 1912, it was the biggest ship in the world. It was as long as three football fields, it was 25 stories high, and it weighed 45, 000 tons. It was also a luxurious hotel, and some of the world’s wealthiest people were on board for its maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City. Just four days into its voyage - about 11:40 on the night of April 14, 1912 – it struck ice in …showed first 75 words of 988 total…

…showed last 75 words of 988 total…Titanic disaster took many lives because of two erroneous beliefs: Captain Smith’s belief that ice was merely an inconvenience and the Titanic builders’ and owners’ belief that in the worst of accidents, the ship would sink very slowly and stay afloat for a few days. Today, we can avoid making blunders like these if we remember the great lesson of the Titanic: Human beings are foolish if they have blind, unquestioning faith in technology.