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Born on July 18, 1922
In Cincinnati Ohio. -
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
This book is Thomas Kuhn's most famous work. Despite only selling ~1000 copies in the first two years, the book sales grew to a whopping 650,000 by 1967. The true nature of this book was the major shift in thinking that it instilled in the scientific world. Naughton, John. “Thomas Kuhn: the Man Who Changed the Way the World Looked at Science.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 18 Aug. 2012, www.theguardian.com/science/2012/aug/19/thomas-kuhn-structure-scientific-revolutions. -
The continuation of Thomas Kuhn's success.
Continuing from before, the previous scientific view was of a slow steady increase in scientific progress. It was believed that science was tacked onto over time, with new developments adding on the previous structure. When Thomas Kuhn had his breakthrough and published it in his book, "Structures..", he brought about the idea of scientific revolutions. He stated that there was "normal science", daily science, and revolutions that made huge leaps forward in scientific progress. -
Post structure philosophy.
Thomas Kuhn expanded on his book, with later editions. In a separate occasion he introduced the concept of a paradigm, which is still used to this day. Kuhn, Thomas S. “The Road since Structure.” Chicago Journals, 14 Nov. 2015, media.philosophy.ox.ac.uk/assets/pdf_file/0005/38615/KuhnPSA.pdf. -
Died on June 17, 1996
In Cambridge Massachusetts.
