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Thomas Kuhn
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Philosopher, Historian, Science Teacher
Thomas Kuhn being one of the greatest minds of the 19th century, was a professor at Harvard University from 1948, to 1956. At Harvard, he taught a course in the history of science. After teaching at Harvard, he taught a UC Berkeley, as a philosopher, and historian, and was named Professor of the History of Science in 1961. -
Writes and Publishes "The Structures of Scientific Revolutions"
As the Professor of History and Science at UC Berkeley, Thomas Kuhn published The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, which is his most influential contribution to science and philosophy. What this tells us is that progression in science is not linear, but instead occurs in revolutions, or paradigm shifts. Scientists operate on a certain framework, a scientific breakthrough occurs, and changes everything going forward, for that particular subject, thus, the paradigm shift. -
Princeton University
In 1964, Thomas Kuhn joins Princeton University, as the M. Taylor Pyne Professor of Philosophy and History of Science. -
President of the History of Science Society
Because of Thomas Kuhn's accolades in science, publications, and teachings, in 1969 Thomas Kuhn was the President of the History of Science Society -
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
In 1979, Thomas Kuhn joined MIT as the Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Philosophy, until 1991 -
Bibliography, and YouTube short
The Copernican Revolution: Planetary Astronomy in the Development of Western Thought. 1957
The Function of Measurement in Modern Physical Science. 1961
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. 1962
The Function of Dogma in Scientific Research. 1963
The Essential Tension: Selected Studies in Scientific Tradition and Change 1977
The Last Writings of Thomas S. Kuhn. 2022 YouTube Short: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L70T4pQv7P8