Thomas kuhn biography uol radio

American historian and philosopher of science. Date of Birth: 18.07.1922 Country: USA

Content:

1. Thomas Samuel Kuhn
2. Academic Career
3. Major Contributions
4. Paradigms and Scientific Revolutions
5. Incommensurability of Scientific Theories
6. Other Significant Works
7. Legacy and Honors

Thomas Samuel Kuhn

Birth and Education

Thomas Samuel Kuhn was born on July 18, 1922, in Cincinnati, Ohio.

He studied theoretical physics at Harvard University, earning his PhD in 1949.

Academic Career

Kuhn began teaching at Harvard in 1949 and moved to Princeton University in 1957. From 1968 to 1979, he was a professor at Princeton and later taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1979 until his retirement in 1991.

Major Contributions

Structure of Scientific Revolutions

Kuhn's most influential work, "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions" (1962), introduced his concept of scientific paradigms.

He argued that scientific progress occurs through alter