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Beginning
Thomas Samuel Kuhn born in Cincinnati, Ohio by Samuel L. Kuhn his father and mother Minette Stroock Kuhn on July 18, 1922. In 1943 he graduated from Harvard after switching his major multiple time to physics, history of science and lastly philosophy of science. After finishing his studies at Harvard he left to Europe to continue studying; later received his masters in physics in 19496 and doctorate in 1949 in physics. -
Start of Career
Kuhn started to put his knowledge of history of science to use and published a book in 1957 called The Copernican Revolution. From there in 1961 Kuhn became a professor at the University of California at Berkeley. While being here the book Kuhn wrote that made him such a notable scientist was written, The Structure of Scientific Revolution in 1962. -
The Structure of Scientific Revolution
Kuhn second but most notable book went on to become a best seller. Now what Kuhn was mentioning in the book was a new fresh aspect at the time to view science. It was about whether science was influenced by other factors such as social class, politics, gender, racial bias or even forces outside of science. He felt if a discovery didn’t have a paradigm shift, majority of scientists are discovering what they expect to find. -
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End of Career
More towards the end of Kuhn career he still made discoveries and theories such as semantic incommensurability, scientific change and social science. Thomas Kuhn passed away June 17, 1996; left his mark in science greatly with his work for generations to come. His discoveries were revolutionary to the time, he will live through his work and awards such as the Guggenheim Fellowship for Humanities, US & Canada.
