Thomas kuhn

Thomas Kuhn

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  • Kuhn's Birthdate

    Kuhn's Birthdate
    Thomas Kuhn was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on 18 July 1922. He was the eldest children out of two of Samuel and Minnette Kuhn.

  • Graduated College

    Graduated College
    Kuhn graduated Harvard in 1943 with summa cum laude.

  • Masters Degree

    Masters Degree
    Kuhn attained his Master's Degree in physics on 1946

  • Harvard Society of Fellows

    Harvard Society of Fellows
    Kuhn started as fellow during fall of 1948. He took advantage the opportunity to reshape science as historian of science. Kuhn recognized that instruction materials taught to students were presented as "fact" and that the research processes that lead to that information were not often emphasized.

  • Doctor of Philosophy

    Doctor of Philosophy
    Kuhn attained his PhD in physics specialized on application of quantum mechanics to solid state physics in 1949

  • The Copernican Revolution

    The Copernican Revolution
    Kuhn published his first book in 1957 titled "The Copernican Revolution". Kuhn explained and elaborate the development of Heliocentric system theory.

  • The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

    The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
    Kuhn Published his second book titled "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions" in 1962. Kuhn explained on this book the idea of paradigm shift. He also explained those scientist contesting the normal idea that with different perspective and are incommensurable.

  • Paradigm Shift

    Paradigm Shift
    What is Paradigm Shift? According to Merriam-Webster.com, Paradigm Shift is "an important change that happens when the usual way of thinking about or doing something is replaced by a new and different way". https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paradigm%20shift

  • The Scientific Revolution

    The Scientific Revolution
    Here is a cool video of the history of science with the scientific revolution. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzo8vnxSARg&t=13s]

  • The Essential Tension: Selected Studies in Scientific Tradition and Change

    The Essential Tension: Selected Studies in Scientific Tradition and Change
    Kuhn published his third book titled "The Essential Tension: Selected Studies in Scientific Tradition and Change".

  • Black-Body Theory and the Quantum Discontinuity, 1894-1912

    Black-Body Theory and the Quantum Discontinuity, 1894-1912
    Kuhn published his forth book titled "Black-Body Theory and the Quantum Discontinuity, 1894-1912"

  • Death of Kuhn

    Death of Kuhn
    Thomas Kuhn died on 17 of June 1996

  • The Road since Structure

    The Road since Structure
    After his death, Kuhn left an unfinished book comprised of written essays since 1970. Included in the book, Kuhns criticism and replies.