Eugene Garfield Quote

So much of what he [Robert Merton] says is so absolutely obvious, so transparently true, that one can't imagine why no one else has bothered to point it out.


Cited in: Jason Hollander (2003) "Renowned Columbia Sociologist and National Medal of Science Winner Robert K. Merton Dies at 92" on Columbia.edu, Feb. 25, 2003.


So much of what he [Robert Merton] says is so absolutely obvious, so transparently true, that one can't imagine why no one else has bothered to point ...

So much of what he [Robert Merton] says is so absolutely obvious, so transparently true, that one can't imagine why no one else has bothered to point ...

So much of what he [Robert Merton] says is so absolutely obvious, so transparently true, that one can't imagine why no one else has bothered to point ...

So much of what he [Robert Merton] says is so absolutely obvious, so transparently true, that one can't imagine why no one else has bothered to point ...