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Thomas Samuel Kuhn was born on July 18, 1922 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Thomas attended Harvard University and earned his Bachelor's degree in Physics in 1943. -
After earning his Bachelors, Thomas continued to study at Harvard and earned his Masters degree in Physics in 1946. -
Thomas extended his stay at Harvard and earned his Ph.D. in the History of Science in 1949. -
Thomas's first job at Harvard had him researching many things, in order to better teach the course "Philosophy of Science." These years of research would also contribute largely to his published books in later years.
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After his own formal education came to an end, Thomas turned to teaching. He first taught the history (or philosophy) of science, at Harvard from 1951–56. He moved on to University of California at Berkeley (1956–64), Princeton University (1964–79), and finally, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1979–91).
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In 1957, Thomas published his first book titled "The Copernican Revolution" after he studied the heliocentric theory of the solar system during the renaissance. -
In 1962, Thomas published what would later become his second book, titled "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions". He controversially theorized that science would likely continue down two paths: normal and revolutionary (also called extraordinary) science. Normal science is essentially business-as-usual and operates under Paradigms. When there is a paradigm shift, that is when the extraordinary or revolutionary science comes in.
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Thomas S. Kuhn died in Cambridge, Massachusetts on June 17, 1996.
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Bird, A. (2018, October 31). Thomas Kuhn. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Retrieved September 24, 2022, from https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/thomas-kuhn/#ConcPara YouTube. (2020, May 27). Thomas Kuhn: The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. YouTube. Retrieved September 23, 2022, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L70T4pQv7P8