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Kuhn's Birth
Cincinnati, Ohio -
Achievement
Earned his bachelors degree in physics from Harvard university. -
Achievement
Earned Master's degree in physics at Harvard University -
Achievement
Earned Ph.D in History of Science from Harvard -
Educational Impact
Taught Philosophy of Science at Harvard -
Award
Named a Guggenheim Fellow for his productive contribution to education ! -
Educational Impact
Taught Philosophy of Science at the University of California at Berkeley -
Educational Works
Produced his first book, "The Copernican Revolution" where he focused on the solar system and the history of Astronomy -
Educational Works
Kuhn's most well known work is his book, "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions". In this book he explained the scientific change and progress. He also went in depth explaining the examples and models create the picture of science. -
Educational Impact
Taught Philosophy of Science at Princeton University -
Educational Works
A book written by Kuhn, "The Essential Tension" where he explained his thoughts on the tradition of science -
Educational Works
A book written by Kuhn, "Black-Body Theory and the Quantum Discontinuity" explaining the history of quantum mechanics -
Educational Impact
Taught Philosophy of Science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology -
Award
(George Sarton Medal)
The most prestigious award given by the History of Science society -
Lifetime Education
Obtained multiple degrees from universities such as Columbia, Notre Dame, Chicago, Padua, and Athens. https://youtu.be/L70T4pQv7P8 -
Kuhn's Death
Thomas Kuhn died at the age of 73 at home in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Kuhn was diagnosed with cancer during the last year of his life.