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Thomas Kuhn Timeline (07/18/1922 - 06/17/1996)

  • The Birth of Thomas Kuhn

    Thomas Samuel Kuhn was born on July 18, 1922, in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States.
  • Kuhn finished his Bachelor Degree.

    He received his Bachelor of Science degree in physics from Harvard University.
  • Kuhn finished his Maters Degree.

    Kuhn finished his Maters Degree.
    Kuhn completed his Master of Arts degree in physics from Harvard.
  • Kuhn finished his Doctorate Degree.

    Kuhn finished his Doctorate Degree.
    He earned his Ph.D. in physics from Harvard with a dissertation titled "The Cohesive Energy of Monovalent Metals as a Function of Their Atomic Quantum Defects."
  • Kuhn served as an assistant professor.

    Kuhn served as an assistant professor.
    Kuhn served as an assistant professor of general education and as an associate professor of the history of science at Harvard University.
  • Kuhn writes the Copernican Revolution

    Kuhn writes the Copernican Revolution
    Kuhn displays the full scope of the Copernican Revolution as simultaneously an episode in the internal development of astronomy, a critical turning point in the evolution of scientific thought, and a crisis in Western man's concept of his relation to the universe and to God.
  • Kuhn writes The Structure of Scientific

    Kuhn writes The Structure of Scientific
    "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions" was published, which introduced the concept of paradigm shifts and had a profound impact on the philosophy of science.
  • Kuhn begins teaching philosophy of science.

    Kuhn begins teaching philosophy of science.
    Kuhn became a full professor at the University of California, Berkeley, where he continued his work in the philosophy of science.
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    Kuhn served as the President of the History of Science Society.

  • Kuhn published "The Essential Tension: Selected Studies in Scientific Tradition and Change

    Kuhn published "The Essential Tension: Selected Studies in Scientific Tradition and Change
    He published "The Essential Tension: Selected Studies in Scientific Tradition and Change," a collection of essays on the history and philosophy of science.
  • Thomas Kuhn and his contribution to the philosophy of science

    Thomas Kuhn's contribution to the philosophy of science primarily revolves around his groundbreaking work, "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions," which introduced the concept of paradigm shifts. Kuhn challenged the prevailing view that scientific progress occurs through a gradual accumulation of knowledge, instead arguing that it happens through revolutionary changes in thought and practice.
  • The Death of Thomas Kuhn

    Thomas Kuhn passed away on June 17, 1996, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, at the age of 73
  • Thomas Kuhn and Youtube Video

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L70T4pQv7P8
    The video summaries of Kuhn's position in the book "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions."