Robert K.
Merton
University Professor Emeritus, Columbia University andFoundation Scholar, Russell Sage Foundation
Columbia University
1994
People & Society
For founding the sociology of science and for his pioneering contributions to the study of social life, especially the self-fulfilling prophecy and the unintended consequences of social action.
Presented by Vice President Gore at Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium, Washington, DC on Monday, December 19, 1994.