Social Networks in the History of Innovation and Invention

This book integrates history of science and technology with modern social network theory. Using examples from the history of machines, as well as case studies from wireless, radio and chaos theory, the author challenges the genius model of invention. Network analysis concepts are presented to demons...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Moon, Francis C. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edición:1st ed. 2014.
Colección:History of Mechanism and Machine Science, 22
Temas:
Machinery.
Science-History.
Dynamics.
Nonlinear theories.
Sociology-Methodology.
Machinery and Machine Elements.
History of Science.
Applied Dynamical Systems.
Sociological Methods.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface and Acknowledgements
  • Chapter 1 Introduction: James Watt's Social Network
  • Chapter 2 Networks in the Machine Age: From Leonardo to Clocks to Reuleaux
  • Chapter 3 Social Networks of the Internal Combustion Engine and Automobile
  • Chapter 4 Social Networks in Early Aviation History
  • Chapter 5 Wireless and Radio Electronics Social Networks
  • Chapter 6 Social Networks in Nonlinear Dynamics, Chaos and Fractals
  • Chapter 7
  • Subject Index
  • Author Index.

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