E.O Wilson

. . . Sociobiology brought with it a suite of novel methods and insights, and initiated a radical overhaul of evolutionary thinking in the context of animal behaviour. While in Britain and the rest of Europe the transition from ethology to sociobiology may have been more gradual, in the United States of America the new field took off suddenly following its synthesis by Edward O. Wilson perhaps because ethology was less prominent there. By spring of 1976 entire courses were being offered on sociobiology at major universities in United States, and by the end of the decade several new scientific journals concerned with sociobiology issued had been created. …~ Page 70

In 1977, Wilson received the National Medal of Science from President Carter for his contributions to the new discipline of sociobiology. Wilson has repeatedly been nominated for a Nobel Prize for starting the field and his many other contributions to sciences. While this vision has yet to be fully realized, and most anthropologists and psychologists continue to ignore sociobiological methods, there are signs that related approaches are beginning to emanate that have a great resonance with social science thinking. …~ Page 106