Thomas Kuhn

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  • Birth

    Birth

    Thomas Kuhn was born July 18th 1922 in Cincinnati, Ohio. His parents were Minette Stroock Kuhn and Samuel L. Kuhn
  • College and the War Effort

    College and the War Effort

    Thomas Kuhn was an alumni of Harvard and focused on the Philosophy of Science with a particular interest in the history of Physics. After graduation and during WWII Kuhn assisted in research on radar systems.
  • Masters and Doctorate Degrees

    Masters and Doctorate Degrees

    In 1946, Kuhn earned his masters and and his Doctorate degrees in Physics. He was appointed to the Society of Fellows at Harvard.
  • The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

    The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

    In 1962, Thomas Kuhn wrote his book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. In this book he defined his Paradigm Shift. A Paradigm Shift is a primary and definite shift in the viewpoint of Science.
  • Professor at the University of California at Berkeley

    Professor at the University of California at Berkeley

    While working at Berkeley, Kuhn developed his interests in philosophy.
  • Period: to

    Professor Duties

    After his stint at Berkeley he was a professor at Princeton from 1964 to 1979 and MIT from 1979 to 1991.
  • End of Life

    End of Life

    Thomas Kuhn died while battling Lung Cancer in his home in Massachusetts.