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Life of Thomas Kuhn
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The Copernicus Revolution
The Copernicus Revolution was Kuhn's first published novel and is regarded as one of the most historical published text of all time. Kuhn would establish a principle on events that would cause a significant change in the scientific landscape. Copernicus was so important to the world of astronomy and although he did not receive quite the recognition that he was deserving of, Kuhn's writings brought his findings to light and set out to re-invent the meaning of science. -
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
During this time, Kuhn published some of his most influential work in, The Structure of Scientific Revolution. He would go on to explain that science would undergo what he called paradigm shifts, where a discovery would be made that would complete change the view of a previously understood theory. It was in these shifts that all knowledge prior to these shifts would be classified as nothing more than historical and further research would take the principles of these newly found theories. -
The Essential Tension
After his profound writings in the Scientific Revolution, with this essay, Kuhn set out to establish the idea of separate scientific communities and that scientific traditions should be differentiated by innovative ideas and conservative approaches for the benefit of science. It was in this essay that Kuhn interpreted the benefits of maintaining previous traditions established by researchers to preserve the history of the science and to recapture the past to as a way to reinvent the future. -
Black Body Theory and Quantum Discontinuity
Although this was not as historically acclaimed as his previous work, in this book, Kuhn established a clear and accurate account of the beginning stages of quantum mechanics and the techniques used to capture electromagnetic basis. Kuhn's purpose for this book was to recognize Planck's work in the discovery of quantum theory but also gave praise to many that were responsible for the formulation of this discipline of science. Kuhn made it a point to acknowledge revolutionary figures in science.
