Big Bang Fun Facts
What is the Big Bang? (NO TV)
The leading explanation about how the universe began.
Birth and Death of Thomas Kuhn?
Born: July 18, 1922
Died: June 17, 1996
Thomas Kuhn was an...
American historian and philosopher of science who began his career in theoretical physics before switching career paths.
How long ago did the Big Bang happen?
About 13.8 billion years ago.
What school(s) did he go to for his education in high school and college?
High School: The Taft School
College: Harvard University
What Book Did Thomas Kuhn write?
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (1762)
What was the speed within when the Big Bang came to be?
In the first second, it was faster than the speed of light, but afterwards, it slowed down, but still went rapid.
What was the name of his children?
Nathaniel Kuhn, Sarah Kuhn, Elizabeth Kuhn
What does "normal science" mean?
Research firmly based upon one or more past scientific achievements, achievements that some particular scientific community acknowledges for a time as supplying the foundation for its further practice.
What does the Big Bang refer to?
The theory of cosmic expansion and the hot early universe.
What was his major in college?
Physics, History Science
"...No natural history can be interpreted in the absence of at least some implicit body of intertwined theoretical and..."
"methodological belief that permits selection, evaluation, and criticism."
Who were the two people involved with the thought of the Big Bang?
Edwin Hubble, and Georges Lemaître
What was the name of his spouses?
Kathryn Muhs, Jehane R. Kuhn
What are the "most obvious examples of scientific revolution?"
Those famous episodes in scientific development that have often been labeled revolutions before.
This answer is for the whole class. Write in detail the main beliefs of Thomas Kuhn, and how they impacted the thoughts of others.
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