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Thomas Kuhn (July 18, 1922 - June 17, 1996)

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  • The birth of Thomas Kuhn

    The birth of Thomas Kuhn
    Thomas Kuhn was born July 18, 1922 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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    Thomas Kuhns education

    Kuhn's studies originated in physics and made the switch to study the history of science. As he went on, he moved towards the philosophy of science. This did not deter him from physics. In 1943, Kuhn graduated from Harvard. His education did not stop there; attaining his masters in physics in 1946, and his doctorate also in physics in 1949. (Bird,2018)
    Bird, Alexander. “Thomas Kuhn.” Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Stanford University, 31 Oct. 2018, plato.stanford.edu/entries/thomas-kuhn/.

  • Contributions

    Contributions
    In 1962, Thomas Kuhn authored a book called "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions". This book altered history, and the way people think about and understand the world. Kuhn introduced the paradigm shift which revolutionized science. (Naughton, 2012) 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.

  • Honors

    Honors
    In 1982 Thomas Kuhn was awarded The Sarton Medal, the most prestigious award of the History of Science Society, honors George Sarton, the founder of Isis and one of the founders of the modern phase in the history of science. It has been awarded annually since 1955 to an outstanding historian of science, selected from the international scholarly community. (hssonline.org, 2020)
    “Sarton Medal.” History of Science Society, 2 Jan. 2020, hssonline.org/about/honors/sarton-medal/.

  • Death

    When Thomas Kuhn died of lung cancer, he was working on a second philosophical monograph dealing with, among other matters, an evolutionary conception of scientific change and concept acquisition in developmental psychology.(Bird, 2018) Bird, Alexander, "Thomas Kuhn", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2018 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2018/entries/thomas-kuhn/.

  • Video on the history of Thomas Kuhn

    Thomas Kuhn: The structure of Scientific Revolutions