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Birth
Thomas Kuhn was born in Cincinnati, Ohio -
Bachelor's degree
Kuhn receives his bachelor's degree from Harvard -
Master's degree
Thomas Kuhn retrieved his master's from Harvard. -
PhD
After retrieving his master's degree in physics at Harvard in 1946, he went on to get his doctorate in 1949. Kuhn was eventually elected to the society of fellows at Harvard. -
The Copernican Revolution
While Kuhn was teaching undergraduate classes at Harvard, he became interested in Aristotle's work. He felt that his theories of the earth orbiting the sun were completely unrealistic. He felt this was only considered accurate because it was morally pleasing to people. This research led him to the publication of his first book. -
The structure of scientific revolutions
Thomas wrote this book describing how he saw science as normal and also extraordinary. He brought up his idea of paradigm shifts and challenged how science is developed and researched. He took work from Galileo and Newton and used their concepts to challenge the ideas of Aristotle. -
Death
Thomas Kuhn passed away from cancer.