Robert Merton wrote several works on the sociology of science in the 1940s and 1950s, and is widely recognized as the founder of the field. Merton present four rules that are "ethos" of science. The whole community, the basic principles that he proposed, it was necessary to maintain the viability of the science as "Hide
by Lee Fleming, Christopher C. Liu 2 pages. Publication Date: November 15, 2006. Prod. #: 607047-PDF-ENG