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Born
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio -
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Graduate
In 1943 Kuhn graduated from Harvard In 1946 he obtained his master's degree in physics in 1949 is when he received his doctorate in physics as well -
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions #1
In 1962 The Structure of Scientific Revolutions draft was published.
This feat of Kuhn's was only able to happen due to the assistance of Paul Feyerabend and his thesis of incommensurability that was being developed around the same time. -
Philosophy and History of Science
Thomas Kuhn had an interest in both the history of science as well as the philosophy of it from an early stage in his career.
His post at University of California at Berkeley was for just this.
In 1964 Kuhn moved to be Professor of Philosophy and History of Science at Princeton University -
Gaining Traction
In 1965 an International Colloquium in the Philosophy of Science was held at Bedford College in London.
The work of Kuhn was debated along with the work of Popper which is what helped his theories gain traction -
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions #2
The second edition of The Structure of Scientific Revolutions was published containing a note adding more definition to Kuhn's notion of paradigm. This was due to criticism of his peers.
