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Linked : how everything is connected to everything else and what it means for business, science, and everyday life / Albert-László Barabási

By: Language: English Publication details: New York : Basic Books, 2014Edition: 1st editionDescription: 294 páginas : ilustraciones ; 22 cmContent type:
  • Texto
Media type:
  • No mediado
Carrier type:
  • Volumen
ISBN:
  • 9780465085736 (pbk.)
  • 0465085733 (pbk.)
  • 9780465038619
  • 0738206679
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • Q295 .B26 2014
Other classification:
  • 003 | B2231l
Contents:
Introduction -- The random universe -- Six degrees of separation -- Small worlds -- Hubs and connectors -- The 80/20 rule -- Rich get richer -- Einstein's legacy -- Achilles' heel -- Viruses and fads -- The awakening Internet -- The fragmented web -- The map of life -- Network economy -- Web without a spider -- Afterlink: Hierarchies and communities.
Review: "Albert-Laszlo Barabasi, the nation's foremost expert in the new science of networks, takes us on an intellectual adventure to prove that social networks, corporations, and living organisms are more similar than previously thought. A full understanding of network science will someday enhance our ability to design blue-chip businesses, stop the outbreak of deadly diseases, and influence the exchange of ideas and information. Engaging and authoritative, Linked provides an exciting glimpse into the next century of science and an urgent new perspective on our interconnected world. Book jacket."--
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Monografia Monografia Biblioteca Rafael Montejano y Aguiñaga Acervo General Acervo general 003 B2231l Ej. 1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 84205
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Introduction -- The random universe -- Six degrees of separation -- Small worlds -- Hubs and connectors -- The 80/20 rule -- Rich get richer -- Einstein's legacy -- Achilles' heel -- Viruses and fads -- The awakening Internet -- The fragmented web -- The map of life -- Network economy -- Web without a spider -- Afterlink: Hierarchies and communities.

"Albert-Laszlo Barabasi, the nation's foremost expert in the new science of networks, takes us on an intellectual adventure to prove that social networks, corporations, and living organisms are more similar than previously thought. A full understanding of network science will someday enhance our ability to design blue-chip businesses, stop the outbreak of deadly diseases, and influence the exchange of ideas and information. Engaging and authoritative, Linked provides an exciting glimpse into the next century of science and an urgent new perspective on our interconnected world. Book jacket."--

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