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Thomas S. Kuhn - Jul 18, 1922 - Jun 17, 1996

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  • Birth of Thomas S. Kuhn

    Birth of Thomas S. Kuhn
    Thomas Samuel Kuhn was born on July 18, 1922, in Cincinnati, Ohio into an affluent family. When Thomas was a few months of age, the family relocated to New York. Youtube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L70T4pQv7P8&t=411s

  • Harvard University

    Harvard University
    Thomas graduated from Harvard University with honors in Physics. Before attending Harvard, he debated between Physics and Mathematics but his father's argument of better occupational opportunities in Physics swayed Thomas Kuhn.
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    World War II

    In the summer of 1943, Kuhn served under the Radio Research Laboratory’s theoretical group. Located at Harvard, his group was responsible for devising countermeasures against enemy radar. He was soon sent to the United Kingdom to work in the laboratory. He later studied recently captured German radar systems, then carried on into Germany itself.
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    Returning to Harvard

    Kuhn returned to Harvard and graduated with a master’s degree in Physics in 1946 and a doctorate in 1949. In 1947, Thomas lectured on the History of Science and a year later embarked on a 3-year program as a Junior Fellow in the Harvard Society of Fellows.

  • University of California at Berkley

    University of California at Berkley
    In 1956, Harvard hasn't offered Kuhn tenure yet so he accepts an offer from the University of California at Berkeley, where he becomes an assistant professor in both the Philosophy and History Departments.

  • The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

    The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
    Thomas Kuhn published his book, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, in 1962. This is when his concept of the paradigm shift was introduced.

  • Princeton University

    Princeton University
    Kuhn moved to Princeton University in 1964 as the Professor of Philosophy and History of Science.

  • Yet Another Transition

    Yet Another Transition
    In 1979, he became Professor of Philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

  • Death of Thomas S. Kuhn

    Death of Thomas S. Kuhn
    Thomas Kuhn died of cancer on June 17, 1996, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. For two years, he was suffering from the ailments of throat and lung cancer. References "Thomas Kuhn." Famous Scientists. famousscientists.org. 12 Jun. 2017. Web. 1/9/2021
    <www.famousscientists.org/thomas-kuhn/>. Then & Now. Thomas Kuhn: The Structure Of Scientific Revolutions. 2020, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L70T4pQv7P8&t=411s. Accessed 10 Jan 2021.