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In 1905, Albert Einstein Introduced Quantum Physics
Kuhn's view of how science progresses over time differed greatly from what was universally accepted during his time. Kuhn saw “discontinuities – a set of alternating "normal, revolutionary" phases in which communities of specialists in particular fields are plunged into periods of turmoil, uncertainty and angst”(Naughton). An example of his paradigm shift in action was the change of Newtonian mechanics to quantum physics, which in no doubt related to breakthroughs in the field of physics. -
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Birth July 18, 1922
Death none 06, 1922 -
Published Structure of Scientific Revolutions
Sixty years ago this month, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions was published by the University of Chicago Press. The author being Thomas Kuhn. His key term being the ‘’paradigm shift” is commonly used, common for such a key term, when discussing change and intellectual progress. -
Thomas Kuhn
He was able to have his theory become accepted, in a way it is a measure of his success. But back in 1962 almost everything about his book was controversial. This was in part due to the challenge or threat it had on already well known philosophical theories that already had a idead how science should work. The kicker that Thomas Kuhn was not even a philosopher, he was a physicist! -
Thomas Kuhn
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions when searched in “Google…for it returns more than 10 million hits...currently turns up inside no fewer than 18,300 of the books marketed by Amazon. It is also one of the most cited academic books of all time” (Naughton). 60 years later, Thomas Kuhn is still a big deal for he really radicalized and caused a paradigm shift of his own.