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<http://sss.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/34/6/829>Merton's Contribution to
the Sociology of Science by Stephen Cole

This paper is reminiscence and a critique of Robert K. Merton's work
in the sociology of science. The author got to know Merton very well
as he served as his student, assistant, and colleague for 15 years
from 1960. Merton's works which are most discussed are his doctoral
dissertation on Puritanism and science, his paper on scientific
norms, and his paper 'The Matthew Effect'. He is criticized for not
generalizing far enough from his work on the Puritan thesis and for
not paying close enough attention to the empirical data, which cast
doubt on the validity of his theory of the Matthew Effect.

 From Social Studies of Science, December 2004, Volume 34, No. 6  -
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