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Thomas Kuhn, the well-known physicist, philosopher and historian of science, was born 94 years ago today. Psychologist Tania Lombrozo takes a look at what his "paradigm shift" really means.

Opinion Culture What Is A Paradigm Shift, Anyway? July 18, 2016 2:29 PM ET By Tania Lombrozo Enlarge this image Yagi Studio/Getty Images Yagi Studio/Getty Images Thomas Kuhn, the well-known physicist, philosopher and historian of science, was born 94 years ago today. He went on to become an important and broad-ranging thinker, and one of the most influential philosophers of the 20th century. Kuhn's 1962 book, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions , transformed the philosophy of science and changed the way many scientists think about their work. But his influence extended well beyond the acad

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