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Thomas Kuhn Born
Thomas Kuhn was born in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Graduated Harvard
In 1946 Kuhn graduated from Harvard University summa cum laude, majoring in philosophy of science.“Thomas Kuhn (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy).” Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 31 Oct. 2018, plato.stanford.edu/entries/thomas-kuhn. -
The Copernican Revolution
In 1956 Kuhn published his first book titled "The Copernican Revolution." In this book, he studied the development of heliocentric theory of the solar system during the Renaissance.
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Professor - University of California at Berkley
In 1961, Kuhn became a full professor at the University of California where he became a teacher of the history of science in the philosophy department.
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The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
In 1962, Khun published what is considered to be his most prestigious work, "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions" which is considered to be one of the most of both history and philosophy that was written in the 20th century. It is also recognized as one of the most cited academic books of all times.
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The Other Works of Thomas Khun
In 1977 Khun published a collection of essay's titled "The Essential Tension." And in 1978 he published a technical study titled "Black-Body Theory and the Quantum Discontinuity."
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Death of Thomas Khun
On 06 June 1996 Thomas Khun died in Cambridge, Mass. of lung cancer. -
Top 20 Thomas Khun Quotes
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Thomas Khun: His Core Ideas