Kuhn

Thomas Kuhn (18 July 1922- 17 June 1996)

By MadisonD008

  • The Birth of Thomas Kuhn

    The Birth of Thomas Kuhn
    Thomas Kuhn was born on July 18, 1922, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He ended up achieving a Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1949 at the age of 27. Kuhn's main interests were philosophy of science and the history of science.

  • The Copernican Revolution

    The Copernican Revolution
    This book was published in 1957 with the goal of giving a more in-depth look at the Copernican Revolution. Kuhn broke much of the Copernican Revolution down into multiple chapters varying from the previous thought of planetary motion to the new theories of Copernicus. Kuhn, Thomas. The Copernican Revolution. Harvard University Press, 1957.

  • The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

    The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
    This text by Kuhn is where he first coined the term "paradigm". He believed that all scientific research was driven by paradigms. Kuhn, Thomas. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. Chicago University Press, 1970.

  • Sources for History of Quantum Physics: An Inventory and Report

    Sources for History of Quantum Physics: An Inventory and Report
    Kuhn, Thomas, and John Heilbron. Sources for History of Quantum Physics. The American Philosophical Society, 1967.

  • The Essential Tension

    The Essential Tension
    This book was written by Kuhn in 1977. The purpose of this book was to look at the relationship between the history and philosophy of science. Kuhn also looked into the development of physics. Another big point to this book is it went further in-depth into paradigms and what they were. Kuhn, Thomas S. The Essential Tension: Selected Studies in Scientific Tradition and Change. Univ. of Chicago Press, 1977.

  • Black-Body Theory and The Quantum Discontinuity 1894-1912

    Black-Body Theory and The Quantum Discontinuity 1894-1912
    Thomas Kuhn delves into the subject of quantum physics. Kuhn, Thomas S. Black-Body Theory and the Quantum Discontinuity: 1894-1912. Univ. of Chicago Press, 1978.

  • The Death of Thomas Kuhn

    The Death of Thomas Kuhn
    Thomas Kuhn died on June 17, 1996, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He left behind his wife Jehane R. Kuhn and three kids, Sarah, Nathaniel, and Elizabeth. Kuhn died at the age of 74, leaving behind a legacy within the scientific community.

  • The Road Since Structure

    The Road Since Structure
    Kuhn, Thomas S., et al. The Road since Structure: Philosophical Essays, 1970-1993, with an Autobiographical Interview. Univ. of Chicago Press, 2007.