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Thomas Samuel Kuhn is born in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Upon graduating high school, Kuhn realizes his passion for physics and mathematics and pursues studies at Harvard where he would obtain a BS, MS, and PhD in Physics.
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While teaching at UC Berkeley he writes and publishes "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions". The piece was groundbreaking as it explained that the progression of science is not linear but a series of events ultimately leading to revolution that sets the stage for a "shifting of the paradigm" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tasVTgZc9Gw
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In 1982 after a lifetime of service to the scientific community Thomas Kuhn is awarded the Sarton medal. The Sarton Medal is the highest and most prestigious award offered by the History of Science committee.
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Thomas Kuhn passed away on June 17 in his Cambridge, Massachusetts home at the age of 73
