
Six Degrees
The Science of a Connected Age
Duncan J. Watts(Author)
WW Norton & Co (Publisher)
Published on 17. February 2003
Book
Hardback
368 pages
978-0-393-04142-2 (ISBN)
Description
The pioneering young scientist whose work on the structure of small worlds has triggered an avalanche of interest in networks. In this remarkable book, Duncan Watts, one of the principal architects of network theory, sets out to explain the innovative research that he and other scientists are spearheading to create a blueprint of our connected planet. Whether they bind computers, economies, or terrorist organizations, networks are everywhere in the real world, yet only recently have scientists attempted to explain their mysterious workings. From epidemics of disease to outbreaks of market madness, from people searching for information to firms surviving crisis and change, from the structure of personal relationships to the technological and social choices of entire societies, Watts weaves together a network of discoveries across an array of disciplines to tell the story of an explosive new field of knowledge, the people who are building it, and his own peculiar path in forging this new science. 24 b/w illustrations.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 163 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
648 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-393-04142-2 (9780393041422)
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Person
Duncan J. Watts is a principal researcher at Microsoft Research and a founding member of the MSR-NYC lab. He is also an AD White Professor at Large at Cornell University. His research on social networks and collective dynamics has appeared in a wide range of journals including Nature, Science, the American Journal of Sociology, and the Harvard Business Review.