Thomas S. Kuhn

20th century · History and Philosophy of Science

Thomas S. Kuhn (1922–1996) was an American physicist, historian, and philosopher of science, best known for his groundbreaking 1962 work 'The Structure of Scientific Revolutions.' He introduced the concepts of 'paradigms,' 'normal science,' and 'scientific revolutions,' fundamentally reshaping how we understand scientific progress. He taught at several universities, including Princeton and MIT, and his ideas sparked intense debate across multiple disciplines.

Notable Works

• The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
• The Copernican Revolution: Planetary Astronomy in the Development of Western Thought
• The Essential Tension: Selected Studies in Scientific Tradition and Change
• Black-Body Theory and the Quantum Discontinuity, 1894-1912

Chat with Thomas S. Kuhn on Feynman