Social Networks in the History of Innovation and Invention

• Main Author: Moon, Francis C. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: History of Mechanism and Machine Science, 22
• Subjects: Engineering.; History.; Complexity, Computational.; Machinery.; Social sciences.; Machinery and Machine Elements.; History of Science.; Complexity.; Methodology of the Social Sciences.

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...