作者: Robert K. Merton

Robert K. Merton, who died in 2003, was one of the leading sociologists of the twentieth century. His many books include Social Theory and Social Structure and On the Shoulders of Giants. Elinor Barber was, at the time of her death, Research Associate at Columbia University. She is a coauthor of Bridges to Knowledge and Increasing Faculty Diversity. James L. Shulman is Executive Director of ARTstor and a coauthor of The Game of Life (Princeton).