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Thomas Kuhn was Born
Thomas Samuel Kuhn was born on July 18, 1922 in Cincinnati, OH. -
Thomas Kuhn PhD
Thomas Kuhn completed his master's degree in Physics in 1946 at Harvard University. He then went on to complete is doctorates in 1949. Kuhn's thesis statement for is PhD was The Cohesive Energy of Monovalent Metals as a Function of the Atomic Quantum Defects. His thesis was so spectacular that he was then elected to the elite Society of Fellows at the Harvard University. -
Thomas Kuhn and the Copernican Revolution
Thomas Kuhn was a professor at Harvard University and taught undergrad students about Aristotle's work. This process got him thinking and caused him to really focus and study on the history of science. All this time and study led eventually to Kuhn's first book. The Copernican Revolution, Planetary Astronomy in the Development of Western Thought. This book provided evidence on the analysis of the Copernican system and how it revolutionized astronomy and all science. -
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
Thomas Kuhn was an American Philosopher of science and published his book in 1962. This book is The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. His book was extremely influential and popular. In this book is were Kuhn introduced the term "paradigm shift". This term is now a staple in science and in the philosophy of science. His claim is that the process of science is not linear but it in fact follows a cycle. His thought is that science is subjective as well as objective. -
Thomas Kuhn's The Essential Tension
Thomas Kuhn published his book The Essential Tension. This book follows his book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. To fully understand this book you must first read The Structure of Scientific Revolutions book. Its main purposes is to highlight and explain the thoughts and ideas he presented in the latter book. It contains essays, assembled studies and other information that was not previously published. -
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Professor Kuhn
Thomas Kuhn was a professor of philosophy an history at M.I.T. from 1979-1983. -
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Professor Kuhn
Thomas Kuhn was a professor at the Laurence S. Rockefeller -
Thomas Kuhn Died
Thomas Kuhn Died on June 17, 1996 a month before his 74th birthday. He died on a Monday at his home in Cambridge Massachusetts. Prior to his death he was diagnosd with lung cancer.