Six Degrees: The Science of a Connected Age

Watts, Duncan J.

ISBN 10: 0393325423 / ISBN 13: 9780393325423

Published by W. W. Norton & Company, 2004

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Six Degrees: The Science of a Connected Age
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0393325423
• ISBN 13: 9780393325423
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: very_good

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

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.