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Thomas Kuhn: Birth
Thomas Kuhn was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on July 18th, 1922. [6] -
Schooling achievements
Thomas Kuhn earned his bachelor's in 1943, graduating summa cum laude, and master's degree in physics at Harvard University in 1946. Kuhn got his Ph.D. in history of science at Harvard University in 1949. [4] -
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
Thomas Kuhns greatest and most famous book he completed. In this book Thomas Kuhn defined paradigms or conceptual worldviews. Thomas changed the world of philosophy and science with this model of how to become more precise measures of standards and phenomena. This book was initially published in 1962 but then got editions in until the final version was published again in 1970 [5] -
Propelled career
Thomas Kuhns status as a philosopher really propelled during an event called the International Colloquium held at Bedford College, London. The Colloquium was intended to be a debate between Kuhn and Feyerabend. Unfortunately, Feyerabend was ill and unable to attend, and the paper was focused on Kuhn's work. Later during the discussion between Kuhn's and Popper helped illustrate the significance of Kuhn's work and approach (Bird, 2018). [2] -
Later life's work
Thomas continued working on essays in philosophy and history in science in his later years of his life. Mostly remarkable ones are The Essential Tension, which he emphasizes the importance of tradition in science, and Black-Body Theory and the Quantum Discontinuity, where he displays his concerns of the early history of quantum mechanics. [3] -
Death Date
Thomas Kuhn died on June 17, 1996 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. [1]