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Born
Thomas Kuhn was born in Cincinnati, Ohio -
BSc
Obtained bachelors of science in physics from Harvard -
MSc
Obtained Masters of science in physics from Harvard -
Harvard
Kuhn taught a class at Harvard for the history of science by the suggestion of Harvards president, James Contant. -
PhD
Obtained Doctor of philosophy from Harvard -
Berkley
After leaving Harvard in 1956, Kuhn went to Berkley to teach and became the professor of philosophy and history of science -
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
Thomas Kuhn published the book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions where he argued that science does not progress on a linear line, but instead goes under periodic revolutions also known as paradigm shifts. During these paradigm shifts the nature of a scientific field of study transforms from the normal science and shifts into a new understanding of the topic to have a new normal science. -
Princeton
after Berkley Kuhn became a professor at Princeton University for philosophy and the history of science -
HSS 1969-1970
Kuhn was elected president of the History of Science Society who are the primary professional society for the academic study of the history of science -
MIT
Kuhn joined MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) as the professor of philosophy, where he stayed at until 1991 -
Cancer
Kuhn was diagnosed with lung cancer leading to his death -
Died
Thomas Kuhn died of lung cancer at the age of 73 in Cambridge, Massachusetts
