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Merton
(1910.7.4-2003.2.23)
Research Career
Merton, whose work in theoretical sociology during a career spanning more than 50 years at Columbia has been celebrated worldwide, was cited for founding the sociology of science and for his pioneering contributions to the study of social life, especially the selffulfilling prophecy() and the unintended consequences of social action ."
Research Value
"His work is innovative, broadly influential and extraordinarily durable," said the National Academy of Sciences, which nominated him.