Too much, too soon: Information overload: As designers strive to build more powerful hardware and software systems, the risk is that the complexity will overwhelm humans who use them

In the early 1970s, U.S. Army gunners firing Redeye ground-to-air defense missiles had a problem. Although they could usually hit the target, Redeye gunners had to identify an aircraft — friend or enemy — visually, and some types could not be engaged head-on.