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Thomas Samuel Kuhn
Birth date: July 18, 1922
Death date: June 17, 1996 One of the most influential individuals in history and philosophy. His father was an engineer and his mother was a college graduate. Thus, he grew up in a well-educated family. As stated in the "New World Encyclopedia", "Kuhn entered Harvard University in 1940 and obtained his bachelor's degree in physics after three years in 1943, his master's in 1946 and Ph.D. in 1949." Thoman Kuhn was a professor at many universities. -
"The Copernican Revolution" by Thomas Kuhn
The first novel Thomas Kuhn published surrounded the study of the heliocentric theory of the solar system during the Renaissance. Which also describes the paradigm shift from an earth-centered universe to a sun-centered one. With the use of Copernicus's theories to Newton's theories of gravity. Which is stated by the Harvard Univeristy of Press, " He describes the many functions—astronomical, scientific, and nonscientific—of the Greek concept of the universe." -
"The Structure of Scientific Revolutions" Thomas Kuhn
Thomas Kuhn created the concept of a paradigm shift. Which is a fundamental change in concepts and practices. As stated by Chicago The University of Chicago Press, " With The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, Kuhn challenged long-standing linear notions of scientific progress, arguing that transformative ideas don’t arise from the day-to-day, gradual process of experimentation and data accumulation." -
Youtube Video and MLA citations
Youtube "The Copernican Revolution - Thomas S. Kuhn." Thomas S. Kuhn | Harvard University Press. https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674171039 "Thomas Samuel Kuhn." Research begins here, New World Encyclopedia.https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Thomas_Samuel_Kuhn "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions." University of Chicago Press. April 01, 2012. https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/S/bo13179781.html