Historian of science
Thomas Kuhn
Wrote The Structure of Scientific Revolutions and gave the world the paradigm shift, a phrase that has been misused ever since.
Thomas Samuel Kuhn was an American historian and philosopher of science whose 1962 book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions was influential in both academic and popular circles. The book popularized the term paradigm shift, which has since become an English-language idiom.
- Born
- 1922-07-18, Cincinnati, Ohio, USAA Tuesday
- Died
- 1996-06-17, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USAA Monday, aged 73
- At birth
- Sun in Cancer, Moon in Taurus
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1922-07-18, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 25°12′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 11°29′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 6°18′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 4°05′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 11°07′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 11°30′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Libra | 2°27′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 13°15′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Leo | 14°55′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 9°58′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1996-06-17, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 26°43′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 14°26′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 4°42′ | Direct |
| Venus | Gemini | 15°53′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Gemini | 3°36′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 14°50′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Aries | 6°35′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 3°58′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 27°09′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 1°03′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Thomas Kuhn was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.