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Thomas Kuhn was born in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Obtained bachelors of science in physics from Harvard
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Obtained Masters of science in physics from Harvard
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Kuhn taught a class at Harvard for the history of science by the suggestion of Harvards president, James Contant.
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Obtained Doctor of philosophy from Harvard
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After leaving Harvard in 1956, Kuhn went to Berkley to teach and became the professor of philosophy and history of science
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Thomas Kuhn published the book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions where he argued that science does not progress on a linear line, but instead goes under periodic revolutions also known as paradigm shifts. During these paradigm shifts the nature of a scientific field of study transforms from the normal science and shifts into a new understanding of the topic to have a new normal science.
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after Berkley Kuhn became a professor at Princeton University for philosophy and the history of science
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Kuhn was elected president of the History of Science Society who are the primary professional society for the academic study of the history of science
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Kuhn joined MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) as the professor of philosophy, where he stayed at until 1991
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Kuhn was diagnosed with lung cancer leading to his death
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Thomas Kuhn died of lung cancer at the age of 73 in Cambridge, Massachusetts
