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On July 18, 1922, Thomas Samuel Kuhn was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in the USA. -
He earned a B.S. in Physics from Harvard University in 1943. -
In 1946 and 1949, he also earned an M.S. and a Ph.D. from Harvard University.
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Following graduation, James Conant, the university president, suggested that he teach "History of Science" at Harvard University from 1948 to 1956.
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The distinguished title of "Guggenheim Fellow" was bestowed upon him in 1954.
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In his book "The Copernican Revolution," published in 1957, he challenged the assertions of other eminent scientists and declared that the earth was at the center of the solar system.
The copernican revolution Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, inc. Available at: https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Copernican-Revolution (Accessed: May 6, 2023). -
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His well-known book "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions," which was first released as a part of the "Foundations of the Unity of Science" series, was published in 1962. In these writings, he claimed that conflicting paradigms are frequently incommensurable.
Bird, A. (2018) Thomas Kuhn, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Stanford University. Available at: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/thomas-kuhn/ (Accessed: May 6, 2023). -
The History of Science Society presented him with the George Sarton Medal in 1982. -
Kuhn was given a lung cancer diagnosis in 1994. He passed away in 1996.