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Birthday
Thomas Kuhn was born in Cincinatti Ohio. -
Fields of Study
Thomas Kuhn earned bachelor's and master's degrees in physics at Harvard and also his Ph.D. in the history of science. -
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Teaching Career
Dr Kuhn had an impressive teaching career. He spent 40 years teaching philosophy of science at the following universities: Harvard (1951–56), University of California at Berkeley (1956–64), Princeton University (1964–79), and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1979–91). -
The Copernican Revolution
In 1957, Dr. Kuhn published his first book, The Copernican Revolution. This book covered the heliocentric theory of the solar system. This is the theory that the sun is the center of the solar system. -
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
Dr Kuhn published his second and most famous book in 1962, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. In this book he argued that scientific research and thought are defined by paradigms, that consist of scientific theories, experiments, and methods. It is one of the most cited academic books of all time and known as one of the most influential works of history and philosophy written in the 20th century. -
Death
Dr. Kuhn died in Cambridge, Massachusetts at the age of 73.