The Structure of Scientific Revolutions: 50th Anniversary Edition

A good book may have the power to change the way we see the world, but a great book actually becomes part of our daily consciousness, pervading our thinking to the point that we take it for granted, and we forget how provocative and challenging its ideas once were—and still are. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions is that kind of book. Published in 1962, it has transformed the way we think about science. Kuhn's landmark work introduced the concept of 'paradigm shifts' and challenged the notion of steady, cumulative scientific progress, arguing instead that science undergoes periodic 'revolutions' in which one conceptual framework is replaced by another.