Thomas Kuhn

By NickS22

  • Early Life

    Thomas Kuhn was born July 18th in Cincinnati Ohio, Heres a youtube Video on Thomas Kuhn
    https://youtu.be/C99X-Ye-GB0?si=Jp6nzPVyQB5yrxDM

  • "The Copernican Revolution"

    "The Copernican Revolution"
    "The Copernican Revolution"
    In 1957, Kuhn published The Copernican Revolution, which examined the historical development of the heliocentric theory of the solar system. This work highlighted Kuhn's interest in scientific development's historical and sociological aspects, setting the stage for his later work on paradigm shifts (Kuhn, The Copernican Revolution2).

  • Publication of "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions"

    Publication of "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions"
    Thomas Kuhn published his seminal work, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. This book introduced the concept of paradigm shifts, fundamentally changing how we understand scientific progress. Kuhn argued that science does not progress through a linear accumulation of knowledge but rather through a series of revolutionary changes in which one paradigm replaces another (Kuhn, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions1).

  • Second Edition of "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions"

    Second Edition of "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions"
    In 1970, Kuhn released the second edition of The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, which included a postscript addressing some of the criticisms and misunderstandings of his original work. This edition further solidified Kuhn's influence on the philosophy of science, Clarifying his ideas on incommensurability and the nature of scientific progress (Kuhn, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions3).

  • Appointment at MIT

    Appointment at MIT
    In 1979, Kuhn joined the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as a professor of philosophy and history of science. His tenure at MIT allowed him to develop his ideas further and mentor a new generation of scholars in the philosophy of science ("Prof. Thomas S. Kuhn of MIT, Noted Historian of Science, Dead at 73 "4).

  • Death of Thomas Kuhn

    Death of Thomas Kuhn
    Death of Thomas Kuhn On June 17, 1996, Thomas Kuhn passed away at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He had been ill with cancer of the bronchial tubes and throat for the last two years ("Prof. Thomas S. Kuhn of MIT, Noted Historian of Science, Dead at 73"1).