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The Copernican Revolution- 1957
"The Copernican Revolution’, published in 1957, analyses the 16th century Scientific Revolution and the Ptolemaic understanding of the solar system. This went on to become a best-seller." (TheFamousPeople.com, 2017). This work was important because of his views that the earth was not the center of the solar system. TheFamousPeople.com. “Who Was Thomas Kuhn? Everything You Need to Know.” Childhood, Life Achievements & Timeline, 2017, www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thomas-kuhn-3455.php# -
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
"The Structure of Scientific Revolutions is that the development of science is driven, in normal periods of science, by adherence to what Kuhn called a ‘paradigm" (Sack, 2018). Kuhn's believe on scientific revolution set him apart and allowed others to follow in his beliefs. Link text Sack, Harald. “Thomas Kuhn and the Structure of Scientific Revolutions.” SciHi Blog, 5 Aug. 2018, scihi.org/thomas-kuhn-scientific-revolutions/. -
Proposal of Paradigm shifts
"He proposed the notion of ‘paradigm shifts’ and indicated that scientific fields undergo periodic shifts and do not progress in a linear and continuous pattern." (TheFamousPeople, 2017). -
Essential Tension- 1977
"The Essential Tension taken from one of Kuhn’s earliest essays in which he emphasizes the importance of tradition in science." (Bird, 2018). This was an important time in history because Kuhn's emphasis on tradition in science is what makes him and important person in history. Bird, Alexander, "Thomas Kuhn", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2018 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.),URL = https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2018/entries/thomas-kuhn/.
