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Birth 1922
Thomas Samuel Kuhn was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on 18 July 1922 His father was Samuel Kuhn an industrial engineer, and his mother Minette. -
Harvard University 1943
Kuhn received his Bachelor of Science degree in Physics at Harvard University. -
US Office of Scientific Research and Development
Thomas Kuhn worked from 1943 - 1945 at the U.S. Office of Scientific Research and Development. -
Returned to Harvard
In 1945 Thomas returned to Harvard University to further his education. -
Master's degree
Received his Master's degree -
Married his first wife
Married Kathryn Muhs and had three children together -
Ph.D.
Earned his Ph.D. -
Junior Fellow at Harvard (1948- 51)
Between 1948 - 1951 he was a "junior fellow at Harvard" -
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Career in Academia
Instructor & Assistant Professor of general education and the History of Science at Harvard. (1951 - 1956) Associate professor of history & philosophy later to become a professor of History of Science at University of California at Berkeley (1961) Professor of History of Science at Princeton University. (1964 - 1979) Professor of Philosophy and History of Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1979 – 1983). Retired as professor emeritus from 1981 until his death (1951 – 1984) -
Published his first work
Published “The Copernican Revolution.” (1957) Altered the scientific thinking and views of Western scientists in relation to Copernicus’ work in astronomy and cosmology. -
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
Published “The structure of Scientific Revolutions” in he coined the term “paradigm” in History and Philosophy of Science. https://youtu.be/vzo8vnxSARg -
Divorce
Divorced from Kathryn Muhs -
Married his second wife
Married Jehane Burns -
Death
Thomas Kuhn died on 17 June 1996 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Cancer was the cause of death.