What is this network stuff?

Let’s break things down a little further. I want to discuss the differences between graph theory, social network analysis, and network science separately. I am going to keep this very high level so that we can get to building as soon as possible. There are probably dozens of books available on Amazon if you want to dive deeper into any of these, and I personally probably have 10 or so books and will buy more as soon as I notice a new one is out.

Graph theory

There has been a lot of excitement about graph theory lately. I have noticed it the most in data science communities, but I have even seen database administrators and security professionals take an interest. Judging by the hype, one could assume that graph theory is something brand new, but it is actually hundreds of years old.

History and origins of graph theory

The history and origins of graph theory began in 1735, 286 years ago. Back then, there was a puzzle called The Seven Bridges...