Thomas Kuhn

Birth

Jul 18, 1922

Thomas Kuhn was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on the 18th of July, 1922.

Harvard

1943

The beginning of Kuhns Life started in physics in 1943 when he graduated summa cum laude from Harvard University. He then completed his Masters degree in 1946 and then his Doctoral degree in 1949. Reference; https://www.britannica.com/biography/Thomas-S-Kuhn

Professorships

1951

From 1951 to 1956, Thomas Kuhn worked at Harvard teaching the Philosophy of Science. After his time at Harvard, Kuhn went on to the University of California at Berkley from 1956 to 1964. He then went on to Princeton University from 1964 to 1971. Finally, he went on to Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1971 to 1991. In total, Thomas Kuhn worked 40 years as a professor. Reference; https://www.britannica.com/biography/Thomas-S-Kuhn

The Copernican Revolution

1957

Thomas Kuhn published his first book in 1957 called "The Copernican Revolution" where he studied heliocentric theory.

The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

1962

After his first book in 1957, he published his second book "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions" in 1962 that changed Philosophy of Science. In it, he explains how science is studied through paradigms. References; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L70T4pQv7P8 https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Structure-of-Scientific-Revolutions

The Essential Tension

1977

In 1977, a collection of Kuhns essays where published titled after his earliest essay "The Essential Tension."

Death

Jun 17, 1996

On the 17th of June, 1996, Thomas Kuhn died in Cambridge, Massachusetts.