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Linked : the new science of networks, Albert-László Barabási

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We've long suspected that we live in a small world, where everything is connected to everything else. Indeed, networks are pervasive--from the human brain to the Internet to the economy to our group of friends. These linkages, it turns out, aren't random. All networks, to the great surprise of scientists, have an underlying order and follow simple laws. Understanding the structure and behavior of these networks will help us do some amazing things, from designing the optimal organization of a firm to stopping a disease outbreak before it spreads catastrophically. In Linked, Barabási, a physicist whose work has revolutionized the study of networks, traces the development of this rapidly unfolding science and introduces us to the scientists carrying out this pioneering work. These "new cartographers" are mapping networks in a wide range of scientific disciplines, proving that social networks, corporations, and cells are more similar than they are different, and providing important new insights into the interconnected world around us. This knowledge, says Barabási, can shed light on the robustness of the Internet, the spread of fads and viruses, even the future of democracy
Language
eng
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Publication
Extent
1 online resource ([6], 280 pages)
Contents
  • The
  • fifth link : hubs and connectors
  • The
  • sixth link : the 80/20 rule
  • The
  • seventh link : rich get richer
  • The
  • eighth link : Einstein's legacy
  • The
  • ninth link : Achilles' heel
  • The
  • The
  • tenth link : viruses and fads
  • The
  • eleventh link : the awakening internet
  • The
  • twelfth link : the fragmented web
  • The
  • thirteenth link : the map of life
  • The
  • fourteenth link : network economy
  • first link : introduction
  • The
  • last link : web without a spider
  • The
  • second link : the random universe
  • The
  • third link : six degrees of separation
  • The
  • fourth link : small worlds
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Linked : the new science of networks
Title
Linked
Title remainder
the new science of networks
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Albert-László Barabási
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Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
We've long suspected that we live in a small world, where everything is connected to everything else. Indeed, networks are pervasive--from the human brain to the Internet to the economy to our group of friends. These linkages, it turns out, aren't random. All networks, to the great surprise of scientists, have an underlying order and follow simple laws. Understanding the structure and behavior of these networks will help us do some amazing things, from designing the optimal organization of a firm to stopping a disease outbreak before it spreads catastrophically. In Linked, Barabási, a physicist whose work has revolutionized the study of networks, traces the development of this rapidly unfolding science and introduces us to the scientists carrying out this pioneering work. These "new cartographers" are mapping networks in a wide range of scientific disciplines, proving that social networks, corporations, and cells are more similar than they are different, and providing important new insights into the interconnected world around us. This knowledge, says Barabási, can shed light on the robustness of the Internet, the spread of fads and viruses, even the future of democracy
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Barabási, Albert-László
Index
no index present
LC call number
Q295
LC item number
.B27 2002
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
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  • System theory
  • Science
  • Computer networks
  • Social networks
  • Economics
  • World Wide Web
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Linked : the new science of networks, Albert-László Barabási
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-265) and index
Contents
  • The
  • fifth link : hubs and connectors
  • The
  • sixth link : the 80/20 rule
  • The
  • seventh link : rich get richer
  • The
  • eighth link : Einstein's legacy
  • The
  • ninth link : Achilles' heel
  • The
  • The
  • tenth link : viruses and fads
  • The
  • eleventh link : the awakening internet
  • The
  • twelfth link : the fragmented web
  • The
  • thirteenth link : the map of life
  • The
  • fourteenth link : network economy
  • first link : introduction
  • The
  • last link : web without a spider
  • The
  • second link : the random universe
  • The
  • third link : six degrees of separation
  • The
  • fourth link : small worlds
Extent
1 online resource ([6], 280 pages)
Form of item
online
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)726826913
Label
Linked : the new science of networks, Albert-László Barabási
Link
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-265) and index
Contents
  • The
  • fifth link : hubs and connectors
  • The
  • sixth link : the 80/20 rule
  • The
  • seventh link : rich get richer
  • The
  • eighth link : Einstein's legacy
  • The
  • ninth link : Achilles' heel
  • The
  • The
  • tenth link : viruses and fads
  • The
  • eleventh link : the awakening internet
  • The
  • twelfth link : the fragmented web
  • The
  • thirteenth link : the map of life
  • The
  • fourteenth link : network economy
  • first link : introduction
  • The
  • last link : web without a spider
  • The
  • second link : the random universe
  • The
  • third link : six degrees of separation
  • The
  • fourth link : small worlds
Extent
1 online resource ([6], 280 pages)
Form of item
online
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)726826913

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