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Birth
Thomas Kuhn was born on July 18, 1922, in Cincinnati, Ohio -
Education
Kuhn earned his bachelor’s degree in 1943 at Harvard University -
Education part 2
Thomas Kuhn earned his master's degree in physics at Harvard University in 1946 -
Education part 3
Finally, Thomas Kuhn earned his PHD in the history of science at Harvard University in 1949 -
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Teaching
Thomas Kuhn worked as a professor at multiple universities, to include Harvard (1951-1956), where he taught the history of the philosophy of science. the University of California at Berkeley (1956–1964). Princeton University (1964–1979). and finally, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1979–1991). -
First publication
In 1957 Thomas Kuhn wrote his first book, The Copernican Revolution. Kuhn researched how the solar system's heliocentric notion emerged throughout the Renaissance. -
Second Publication
In 1962 Thomas Kuhn published his second book, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. In this book he argued that scientific research and thought are defined by paradigms. The paradigm shifts Kuhn described in his book have since been applied to fields including political science, economics, sociology, and even business management. Kuhn's work transformed the history and philosophy of science. -
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Later Works
In 1977 Thomas Kuhn published an essay called The Essential Tension and in 1978 he published an additional essay called the technical study Black-Body Theory and the Quantum Discontinuity -
Death
Thomas Kuhn died on June 17th, 1996, in Cambridge, Massachusetts.