The Structure of Scientific Revolutions: 50th Anniversary Edition
The Beginning of Infinity
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As Kuhn describes it, science oscillates between “normal” periods, when there is a dominant theory within which scientists seek to resolve problems, and periods of “scientific revolution,” in which the general paradigm is swept away and phenomena are reinterpreted within a new conceptual framework.
Carlo Rovelli • Anaximander: And the Birth of Science
In The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, Thomas Kuhn noted that scientific discovery is never complete; it goes through predictable stages of evolution. When a theory succeeds at explaining previously unexplainable observations about the world, it becomes a tool that scientists can use to discover even more.
Matthew D. LaPlante • Lifespan: Why We Age—and Why We Don't Have To
Without wishing to diminish the importance of what they have been able to see, I think that they underestimate the cumulative nature of science, which is equally undeniable and plays a critical role, especially in the moments of greatest change. They fail to see that what changes in scientific revolutions is not what could reasonably be expected to
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