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Six Degrees: The Science of a Connected Age (Open Market Edition)

By Duncan J. Watts

Book information

Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Year
2003
ISBN
978-0-393-07612-7, 0393076121
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
854 kB (874689 bytes)
Edition
First edition
Pages
368\0
Time added
2019-09-25 00:14:28
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An architect of network theory summarizes his team's endeavor to create a blueprint of the world's networks, citing the scientific elements of the Internet, economies, terrorist organizations, and other knowledge-based groups. Abstract: An architect of network theory summarizes his team's endeavor to create a blueprint of the world's networks, citing the scientific elements of the Internet, economies, terrorist organizations, and other knowledge-based groups Content: The connected age -- The origins of a "new" science -- Small worlds -- Beyond the small world -- Search in networks -- Epidemics and failures -- Decisions, delusions, and the madness of crowds -- Thresholds, cascades, and predictability -- Innovation, adaptation, and recovery -- The end of the beginning.

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