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Duncan J. Watts

Sociology

Duncan J. Watts is a computational social scientist, born in 1971, and a professor at the University of Pennsylvania. He was formerly a principal researcher at Microsoft Research in New York City and is known for his work on small-world networks. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Birth Date
1971-02-20 1
Birth Year
1971 1
Birthplace
Guelph, Ontario, Canada 1
Defining Contribution
Co-developed the Watts-Strogatz model of small-world networks 1
Notable Work
Six Degrees: The Science of a Connected Age 1
Disputed
Nationality / Culture
Australian 1
The article's own infobox gives birthplace as Guelph, Ontario, Canada, but its own end-of-article categories list Australian physicists and Australian sociologists; this pass found nothing that resolves the tension, so the claim is recorded as debated rather than settled.
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1. Duncan J. Watts (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Duncan James Watts is a computational social scientist and a professor at the University of Pennsylvania.
  • Infobox birth_place field
    birth_place = Guelph, Ontario
  • End-of-article categories
    Category:Australian physicists Category:Australian sociologists
  • Infobox notable_works field
    notable_works = Six Degrees: The Science of a Connected Age
  • Infobox known_for field
    known_for = Watts and Strogatz model
  • Lead section, birth date clause
    Duncan James Watts (born February 20, 1971) is a computational social scientist and a professor at the University of Pennsylvania.
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