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Theory of Heat
During the 1950s, Thomas Kuhn helped developed a better understanding on the theory of heat with Sadi Carnot, in order to build upon the original creator’s theory. Sadi Carnot, who discovered the basic ideas that lead to the discovery of second law of thermodynamics which Kuhn help developed with Carnot.
Srinivasan, J. ISA. November 2001. https://www.ias.ac.in/article/fulltext/reso/006/11/0042-0048. 06 October 2019. -
The Copernican Revolution
Not only was Thomas Kuhn a philosopher and scientist but he was also a well-known author. His first book he wrote and published was The Copernican Revolution. This was a book that formed the basic understanding of space physics, like how the Earth orbits the sun. -
Black-Body Theory and the Quantum Discontinuity
During the 1960s, Kuhn’s historical work turned toward the early history of Quantum Theory, ending in his book Black-Body Theory and the Quantum Discontinuity. The information in this book developed the understanding of black holes and helped developed how quantum physics is understood. Black-Body Theory and the Quantum Discontinuity is still used as a resource to this day. -
Paradigm Shift
Thomas Kuhn reinvented the idea of the Paradigm Shift in the science community by using his understanding of mature science needing periods of revolution. He developed the disciplinary matrix which explained the nature of normal science and the process of crisis, revolution, and renewal of normal science. “Kuhn describes an immature science, in what he sometimes calls its ‘pre-paradigm’ period, as lacking consensus” (Bird). -
References
Bird, Alexander. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. 2018. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/thomas-kuhn/#ConcPara. 6 10 2019.
J., Angela. The Copernican Revolution. 18 Januray 2018. https://study.com/academy/lesson/the-copernican-revolution.html. 06 Ocober 2019.
Srinivasan, J. ISA. November 2001. https://www.ias.ac.in/article/fulltext/reso/006/11/0042-0048. 06 October 2019.