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Birth
Paul Feyerabend was born 13 January 1924 in Vienna, Austria. His mother was a seamstress and his father a civil servant. -
Drafted
In April of 1942 Paul was drafted in the German Army he spent some time in Northern France before volunteering for officer school. After completing his officer training was then sent to the Eastern Front where he was shot three times. One of the bullets hit his spine leaving him to walk with a stick and have severe pain for the rest of his life. He spent the remainder of the war healing from his injuries. -
Back to school
In 1947 he returned to Vienea to study History and Sociology. After getting bored with history began attending philosophy lessons. -
Doctor
In 1951 earned his doctorate in Philosophy for his thesis on "basic Statements" -
Karl Popper
In 1952 Paul applied for a scholarship to study under Karl Popper. He studied under Popper for a year before deciding to not renew his scholarship. -
Quantum Mechanics
in 1954 his first papers on quantum mechanics were published. -
Berkley
in 1959 Paul took up a full time position to teach at Berkley -
Science in a Free Society
His papers titled "science in a Free Society" were published. In these papers he discussed why he thought the scientific method was flawed. That by putting scientists into this tiny box of the way they are supposed to conduct experiments he was limiting there ability to learn and find new answers to problems. -
Death
Paul died 11 February 1994 in Switzerland.