H. W. Lewis is a professor of physics at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and has chaired numerous government risk-assessment committees on defense, nuclear power, and other matters.

"A first-rate text on the art and science of risk measurement and management. . . . Offers a breath of fresh air to blow at the artful dodgers who pooh-pooh any risk and the Forever Fearful who would avoid risks at all costs. . . . Three cheers to Lewis for leading us down the straight and narrow."

H. W. Lewis is a professor of physics at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and has chaired numerous government risk-assessment committees on defense, nuclear power, and other matters.

"A first-rate text on the art and science of risk measurement and management. . . . Offers a breath of fresh air to blow at the artful dodgers who pooh-pooh any risk and the Forever Fearful who would avoid risks at all costs. . . . Three cheers to Lewis for leading us down the straight and narrow."

H. W. Lewis is a professor of physics at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and has chaired numerous government risk-assessment committees on defense, nuclear power, and other matters.

"A first-rate text on the art and science of risk measurement and management. . . . Offers a breath of fresh air to blow at the artful dodgers who pooh-pooh any risk and the Forever Fearful who would avoid risks at all costs. . . . Three cheers to Lewis for leading us down the straight and narrow."