Quote of the day
There is no mistaking the dismay on the face of a writer who has just heard that his brain child is a deformed idiot.
Robert K. Merton
Born: July 4, 1910
Died: February 23, 2003 (aged 92)
Bio: Robert King Merton was an American sociologist. He spent most of his career teaching at Columbia University, where he attained the rank of University Professor.
Known for:
- The sociology of science (1973)
- On social structure and science (1996)
- The focused interview (1956)