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"Olympic Torching" — Viterbi School's Costas Synolakis on the lessons of the fires in Greece

"Olympic Torching" — Viterbi School's Costas Synolakis on the lessons of the fires in Greece

August 27, 2007 , Wall Street Journal
In a Wall Street Journal op-ed, the civil engineer criticizes his homeland for over-reliance on high tech showpieces like air tankers at the expense of old-fashioned on-the-ground organization, local training, and capital investment.