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Thomas Kuhn's Early Life
Thomas Kuhn was born in 1922 in Cincinnati Ohio, in his adolescent years he attended multiple progressive schools including the Lincoln School in Manhattan, Hessian Hills School, Solebury in Pennsylvania, and Yale-preparatory Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut. While the end of his childhood education he received awards including the prestigious Rensselaer Alumni Association Medal and graduated 3rd in his class of 105 students. -
Thomas Kuhn Harvard Education
Thomas Kuhn decided to go to Harvard college in the fall of 1940, he took many classes regarding philosophy such as courses on Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Spinoza, Hume, and Kant. He found philosophy very interesting and wanted to take more classes on the subject but couldn't find the time. Kuhn was split between majoring in physics or mathematics but decided on physics after being made aware of the future employment opportunities. In 1943 Kuhn graduated from Harvard college with a S.B. -
Thomas Kuhn's "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions"
Thomas Kuhn's book, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions was published in 1962. This work is one that he worked on for many years before the publishing date. The book was an explanation of the 4 steps of scientific revolutions, 1. Pre-paradigmatic 2. Emergence of Normal Science 3. Emergence of Anomaly and Crisis 4. Birth and Assimilation of a New Paradigm. This Philosophic Theory is one of the most talked about in the modern age. -
Thomas Kuhn's Later Work
Thomas Kuhan stared working for M.I.T. in 1979, He continued his work in the philosophical field of science. The new environment led him to many new trains of thought including his incommensurability thesis. In 1991 Kuhn retired from M.I.T. and received many awards for his work honorary degrees from several colleges from around the country including University of Chicago, Columbia University, University of Padua, and University of Notre Dame. Kuhn died on June 17th 1996 his theories changed Sci.