Thomas Kuhn (1922-1996)

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  • Thomas Kuhn was born

    Thomas Kuhn was born
    Thomas Kuhn was born on July 18, 1922 in Cincinnati, Ohio to Samuel and Minette Kuhn.

  • Named a Guggenheim Fellow

    Named a Guggenheim Fellow
    In 1954, Kuhn was named Guggenheim Fellow.

  • The Copernican Revolution

    The Copernican Revolution
    In 1957, Kuhn published his first book, The Copernican Revolution. Based off of the class he was teaching at the time, Kuhn used this publication to critique Copernicus's book, De Revolutionibus, that claimed the that the earth orbits the sun. Kuhn, Thomas S. The Copernican Revolution. MJF Books, 1997.

  • The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

    The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
    In 1962, Kuhn published The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. This book was the basis for his most revolutionary concept, the idea of paradigm shifts. Paradigm shifts are used to explain the different "languages" between scientists, in addition to demonstrating the differences in what individuals determine to be sufficient evidence. Kuhn, Thomas S. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. The University of Chicago Press, 2015. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L70T4pQv7P8

  • The Essential Tension

    The Essential Tension
    Kuhn published The Essential Tension in 1977. "The Essential Tension is a collection of essays whose major purpose is to illuminate, explain, modify, and defend the thesis" presented in his book, the Structure of Scientific Revolutions (articles). Kuhn, Thomas S. The Essential Tension. University of Chicago Press, 1977. http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-iarticle_query?bibcode=1980HisSc..18...68W&db_key=AST&page_ind=0&data_type=GIF&type=SCREEN_VIEW&classic=YES

  • Black-Body Theory and the Quantum Discontinuity

    Black-Body Theory and the Quantum Discontinuity
    Kuhn published his book, Black-Body and the Quantum Discontinuity in 1978.
    Kuhn, Thomas S. Black-Body Theory and the Quantum Discontinuity: 1894-1912. Univ. of Chicago Press, 1993.

  • Awarded the George Sarton Medal

    Awarded the George Sarton Medal
    Kuhn was awarded the George Sarton Medal in the history of science in 1982.

  • Kuhn dies

    Kuhn dies
    Kuhn died of cancer in Cambridge, Massachusetts at the age of 73.

  • The Road Since Structure

    The Road Since Structure
    The Road Since Structure was initially published in 2000, after the death of Kuhn. It is composed of several essays written by Kuhn which extend and even rethought many of his ideas first published in The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. It also follows much of his life and philosophy.
    Kuhn, Thomas S., et al. The Road since Structure: Philosophical Essays, 1970-1993, with an Autobiographical Interview. Univ. of Chicago Press, 2007.