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Thomas S. Kuhn Birth
Thomas Samuel Kuhn was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on 18 July 1922. He served in the Army Corps of Engineers during WWI. After his service, he returned to Cincinnati to help his recently widowed mother. His mother was a native New Yorker from a prominent family. His father was a hydraulic engineer from Cincinnati (Marcum). -
Bachelor's Degree
In the spring of 1943, Kuhn graduated summa cum laude from Harvard College. After, he worked for Harvard Biology in the Radio Radio research laboratory (Marcum). -
Master's degree
After V.E. Day in 1945, Kuhn returned to Harvard and continued his studies, focusing on physics. In 1946, Kuhn passed the general examinations and received a master’s degree in physics (Marcum). -
Reference work
Kuhn, Thomas S. The Copernican Revolution. Harvard University Press, 1957. -
First book published: The Copernican Revolution
Kuhn published his book, which analyzes the Copernican Revolution and the Ptolemaic system. He integrated history and science, highlighting the Christian context in Copernicus's time during the heliocentric revolution and finalizing the revolution with the Newtonian Universe (Marcum) -
Published second book: The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
In his book, Kuhn gives science a new turn. This was a series of publications that were finalized in 1970. He provides steps from pre-paradigm science to normal science (Marcum). He presented a new way of doing science that he called paradigm. In his theory, when a new paradigm replaces an older a scientific revolution occurs(Godfrey-Smith 2003 76) -
References work
Kuhn, Thomas S. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. University of Chicago Press, 1962. -
The essential Tension
Kuhn published a collection of essays and articles. In this book, he explores the interplay between tradition and innovation in science. -
References work
Kuhn, Thomas S. The Essential Tension. University of Chicago Press, 1977. -
Black-Body Theory and the Quantum Discontinuity
In this book, Kuhn explores the origins of quantum mechanics. The black body problem from Planck is presented and commented on. -
References work
“Black-Body Theory and the Quantum Discontinuity, 1894-1912.” University of Chicago Press, 1 Jan. 1987 -
Thomas S. Kuhn death
Thomas Kuhn passed away after suffering two years from cancer of the throat and bronchial tubes at the age of 73 in his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts (Marcum). -
References
“Thomas S. Kuhn.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, inc., 14 July 2024, www.britannica.com/biography/Thomas-S-Kuhn. -
References
Marcum, James. “Thomas S. Kuhn (1922—1996).” Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, iep.utm.edu/kuhn-ts/#SH2b. Accessed 6 Sept. 2024. -
References
Godfrey-Smith, Peter. Theory and Reality : An Introduction to the Philosophy of Science., University of Chicago Press., 2003, web-b-ebscohost-com.ezproxy1.lib.asu.edu/ehost/ebookviewer/ebook?sid=f6022cc8-0970-4ab0-9475-f5e491f397e4%40pdc-v-sessmgr05&vid=0&format=EB.