Thomas kuhn

Thomas Samuel Kuhn (July 18, 1922 - June 17, 1996)

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  • Birth

    Thomas Samuel Kuhn was born July 18, 1922 in Cincinnati, OH.

  • Graduation

    Graduation
    Thomas Samuel Kuhn graduated from Harvard summa cum laude with a BS in physics in 1943.

  • Master's

    Master's
    In 1946 Thomas Samuel Kuhn obtained his master's in physics from Harvard.

  • Doctorate

    Doctorate
    In 1949 Thomas Samuel Kuhn obtained his doctorate in physics from Harvard. He was appointed as an instructor teaching general courses at Harvard that same year. A year later he was promoted to assistant professor.

  • Berkley

    Berkley
    In 1956 Thomas Samuel Kuhn still had not received an offer for tenure from Harvard and took a position as an assistant professor at the University of California at Berkeley in both the history and philosophy departments.

  • First Book

    First Book
    In 1957 Thomas Samuel Kuhn published his first book, The Copernican Revolution. In it Kuhn declared that Copernicus’s model was no more accurate or simpler than the previous system devised by Claudius Ptolemy about 150 CE. Kuhn believed Copernicus’s model was preferred simply because it was more aesthetically pleasing.

  • Professor

    Professor
    In 1961 Thomas Samuel Kuhn became a full-fledged professor at the University of California at Berkeley.

  • The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

    The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
    In 1962 Thomas Samuel Kuhn published The Structure of Scientific Revolutions which would become his most influential work. In this book Kuhn discusses the controversial ideas of the paradigm and paradigm shift which are still debated today. The following link is to a short video on these ideas. https://youtu.be/tasVTgZc9Gw

  • Death

    Thomas Samuel Kuhn Died June 17, 1996 in Cambridge, Mass.