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Source: Princeton University

10-9-15

Charles Gillispie, trailblazer in the history of science, dies at 97

With his Princeton colleague Thomas Kuhn, he gave impetus to the founding of the history and philosophy of science as an academic discipline.

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Charles Gillispie, trailblazer in the history of science, dies at 97