Thomas Kuhn

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  • Thomas Kuhn's birth

    Thomas Kuhn's birth

    Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Kuhn is one of the, if not THe, most influential scientists of his time and beyond so. Starting with physics, Kuhn then moved to the history of science and then ended with philosophy.

  • Graduated Harvard

    Excelling in his academic work, he graduated with a summa cum laude; meaning with the highest distinction.

  • Obtained Masters in Physics

  • Gathered his Doctorate degree

  • The Copernican Revolution: Planetary Astronomy in the Development of Western Thought.

    The Copernican Revolution: Planetary Astronomy in the Development of Western Thought.

    Thomas Kuhn pushes boundaries in the world of science writing this book, based on Copernican's views and work on the universe and astronomy.
  • The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

    The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

    Thomas Kuhn argues about paradigm shifts! He shows the world how there is normal science, as well as evolutionary/ extraordinary science, which is what paradigm shifts are! You have to have a steady work of science, they have an amazing revolution to complete what Kuhn calls a paradigm.

  • Princeton Professor

    Starts working as a philosophy professor at Princeton University.
  • Kuhn's death

    Kuhn's death

    Sadly, Thomas Kuhn dies at the young age of 73 due to cancer in the last three years of his life.

  • Kuhn's Structure of Scientific Revolutions

    Here is an informative video talking about Kuhn's great work!
    Then & Now. Thomas Kuhn: The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. 2020. YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L70T4pQv7P8.

  • Video Citation

    Then & Now. Thomas Kuhn: The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. 2020. YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L70T4pQv7P8.