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The Life of Thomas Kuhn

By LADOW
  • Thomas Kuhn's birth

    Thomas Samuel Kuhn was born July 18,1922 in Cinncinati Ohio.
  • Education

    Thomas Kuhn attended Harvard University between the years of 1943 and 1949. While there, he obtained a bachelors and masters degree in Physics and completed his education by obtaining a Ph. D in the history of science.
  • The Copernican Revolution

    The Copernican Revolution
    Kuhns first book to be released was entitled "The Copernican Revolution." The book discusses Kuhn's studies on Copernicus, and his theory of heliocentrism as well as what led Copernicus to formulate that theory.
  • The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

    The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
    Kuhns second book was released in the year 1962. In "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions" Kuhn discussed his views on paradigm shifts, much different from how any scientist viewed the subject. It is this model that appears most often when Kuhn and his works are discussed.
  • The Death of Thomas Kuhn

    Kuhn died June 17, 1996, in Cambridge Massashucets His life and his works live on today.