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List of Illustrations and Tables Illustrations (Illustrations have been provided by Arnold Thackray to accompany Chapter 1) 1. Robert K. Merton circa 1970, Courtesy of Harriet Zuckerman. Robert K. Merton Papers; Box 348, Folder 6; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library, New York, New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 2. Children on a street nearby Merton’s childhood home, circa 1918. Temple University Libraries, Urban Archives, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 3. Meyer Schkolnick dressed like Little Lord Fauntleroy. Courtesy of Harriet Zuckerman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 4. Merton’s neighborhood. By permission of Bill Marsh . . . 16 5. Bob’s business card as a magician. Courtesy of Harriet Zuckerman. Robert K. Merton Papers; Box 314, Folder 12; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library, New York, New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 6. Merton as a Harvard University graduate student clad in white linen suit. Courtesy of Harriet Zuckerman . . . . . . . . 17 Tables (The tables listed below accompany Chapter 10.) 1 Number of Citations to “The Matthew Effect in Science” Science, 199; 3810, 1968: 55-63 in Thomson Reuters Web of Science. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 2 Number of Google Results: Selected Mertonian Terms-and-Concepts, December 27, 2009. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 3 Number of Google Results: Selected Terms-andConcepts associated with Talcott Parsons and Pierre Bourdieu, February 7, 2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 viii List of Illustrations and Tables ...

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