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Six degrees : the science of a connected age
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Six degrees : the science of a connected age

Author: Duncan J Watts
Publisher: New York : Norton, ©2003.
Edition/Format:   Book : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
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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.
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Duncan J Watts
ISBN: 0393041425 9780393041422 0393325423 9780393325423
OCLC Number: 50478412
Description: 368 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: 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.
Responsibility: Duncan J. Watts.

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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.

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