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Thomas Samuel Kuhn (1922–1996)
In 1943, Thomas Kuhn graduated from Harvard where he spent the rest of World War 2 studying radar both at Harvard and in Europe. He continued his education at Harvard, graduating with a Masters of Physics in 1946 and his Doctorate in Physics in 1949 -
Thomas Samuel Kuhn (1922–1996)
In 1957 Kuhn published his first book, called The Copernican Revolution. Where he focuses on the history of Astronomy and its role in modern scientific thought. Kuhn, Thomas S. The Copernican Revolution: Planetary Astronomy in the Development of Western Thought. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1957. Print. Kuhn, T. S. (2012). The structure of scientific revolutions (50th ed.). University of Chicago Press. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOGZEZ96ynI -
Thomas Samuel Kuhn (1922–1996)'
Kuhn's book, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, was published in 1962 in the “International Encyclopedia of Unified Science”. In this book, Kuhn redefines how science transforms and evolves over time. This revolutionary new idea, that normal paradigms of scientific understanding exist up until a crisis develops and there is a paradigm shift, was met with extreme criticism and interest. -
Thomas Samuel Kuhn (1922–1996)
One year after becoming the Professor of Philosophy and History of Science at Princeton University, Kuhn attended an International Colloquium on the Philosophy of science in London. Here he argued on behalf of his new structure of scientific revolutions, and there he was able to expand his profile in the scientific community. -
Thomas Samuel Kuhn (1922–1996)
In 1977 a collection of essays written by Kuhn was published with the title, The Essential Tension. In these essay's he highlights the importance traditions play in science.