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Thomas Kuhn was born in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Kuhn receives his bachelor's degree from Harvard
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Thomas Kuhn retrieved his master's from Harvard.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Thomas Kuhn passed away from cancer.