“Throughout thirteen succinct but thought-provoking chapters, Kuhn argues that science is not a steady, cumulative acquisition of knowledge. Instead, science is ‘a series of peaceful interludes punctuated by intellectually violent revolutions’ [Nicholas Wade, writing for Science], which he described as ‘the tradition-shattering complements to the tradition-bound activity of normal science.’ After such revolutions, ‘one conceptual world view is replaced by another.'” (Thomas Kuhn) – courtesy of anne galloway