{"product_id":"the-power-of-networks-christopher-g-brinton-9780691183305","title":"The Power of Networks: Six Principles That Connect Our Lives","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn accessible illustrated introducton to the networks we use every day, from Facebook and Google to WiFi and the Internet\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat makes WiFi faster at home than at a coffee shop? How does Google order search results? Is it really true that everyone on Facebook is connected by six steps or less? \u003ci\u003eThe Power of Networks \u003c\/i\u003eanswers questions like these for the first time in a way that all of us can understand. Using simple language, analogies, stories, hundreds of illustrations, and no more math than simple addition and multiplication, Christopher Brinton and Mung Chiang provide a smart and accessible introduction to the handful of big ideas that drive the computer networks we use every day. \u003ci\u003eThe Power of Networks\u003c\/i\u003e unifies these ideas through six fundamental principles of networking. These principles explain the difficulties in sharing network resources efficiently, how crowds can be wise or not so wise depending on the nature of their connections, why there are many layers in a network, and more. Along the way, the authors also talk with and share the special insights of renowned experts such as Google's Eric Schmidt, former Verizon Wireless CEO Dennis Strigl, and \"fathers of the Internet\" Vint Cerf and Bob Kahn.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher G. Brinton, Mung Chiang\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691183309\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691183305\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/13\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.70w x 0.80d","brand":"Christopher G. Brinton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43925628813567,"sku":"9780691183305","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_3d42fb03-bf3b-4397-bae3-08649d1e6a47.jpg?v=1681078403","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-power-of-networks-christopher-g-brinton-9780691183305","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}