Six degrees of GM Bacon: network analysis of biotechnology inventors

Author: Johnson Daniel K.N.  

Publisher: Inderscience Publishers

ISSN: 1476-5667

Source: International Journal of Technology and Globalisation, Vol.4, Iss.2, 2008-06, pp. : 139-147

Disclaimer: Any content in publications that violate the sovereignty, the constitution or regulations of the PRC is not accepted or approved by CNPIEC.

Previous Menu Next

Abstract

Network analysis shows a stable network between states, but a changing environment between individual actors, with a growing importance of connectedness. The popular maxim that everyone is connected by six degrees of separation is tested with surprising results.