Networks can take many forms and functions in many different ways. As mentioned by Anna Nagurney in “Networks: The Science-Spanning Disciplines” Nagurney mentions railroad networks, transportation networks, energy networks, water networks, and communication networks as many forms of networks that exist. Each and every type of these forms of networks work their own way, they root from science, math, technology and more and because of this we can see how it has helped scientific researches.
As mentioned in the reading “Taming Complexity” by Albert-Laszlo Barabasi, “The closure of this loop, as well as the simultaneous awakening to the importance of networks of a number of fields, has led to an explosion of network research. As discussed in the recent National Research Council (NRC) report on Network Science22, this is not limited to physics, but captures biology, computer science, mathematics and the social sciences.” (Pg.69). This quote shows exactly how useful networks have been in the study of scientific researchers. Aside from the types of networks that exist mentioned by Anna Nagurney, we see in a different way the others that exist that plays a big part in our studies. Overall, I believe we learn the importance of network and how much of an importance it is to our daily lives.
