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Born
Thomas Kuhn was born in Cincinnati, Ohio to Minette and Samuel Kuhn. -
Ph.D
Thomas Kuhn earned his Ph.D in physics at Harvard University. Shortly after, he would become a professor in the history of science at the university until 1956. -
The Copernican Revolution
Kuhn’s time teaching at Harvard influenced him publishing his first book, The Copernican Revolution. It was during his instruction of General Education in Science that Kuhn found interested in Aristotle. As its title states, his work focused on the Copernican Revolution that changed the view of the solar system to planetary bodies rotating around the sun. Kuhn, Thomas. The Copernican Revolution. Cambridge: Harvard University. 1957. -
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
Kuhn published The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, which changed the way people thought about the way science progressed. In his book, Thomas Kuhn discussed paradigms, normal science, and what happens to result in a scientific revolution. Kuhn’s book was very influential in many disciplines, but there were others who criticized it. Thomas Kuhn, Normal Science, Video -
The Essential Tension
In 1977, Kuhn’s collection of essays was published. Thomas Kuhn’s essays focused on philosophy and history of science. Some of the essays addressed the relations between history and philosophy of science, science and art, and between history and the history of science. While he wasn’t initially sure of this project, he decided to continue you with it. Kuhn, Thomas. The Essential Tension. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1977 -
Black-Body Theory and the Quantum Discontinuity
In 1978, Thomas Kuhn found himself working at Princeton where he published Black-Body and the Quantum Discontinuity, 1894-1912. Kuhn’s book was a historical book about quantum mechanics. This historical study included reference to the work of Max Planck, Albert Einstein, and Paul Ehrenfest. Kuhn, Thomas. Black-Body and the Quantum Discontinuity, 1894-1912. Oxford University Press. 1978. -
Death
Thomas Kuhn died from lung cancer in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
