______ argued that science was characterized by phases of very conservative practices followed by periods of revolutionary upheaval.
A)Karl Marx
B)Robert Merton
C)Nathan Areva
D)Thomas Kuhn

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Thomas Kuhn argued in his book "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions" that science undergoes periods of normal science where there is not much change or new discoveries, followed by revolutionary periods where scientific paradigms shift and old ideas are replaced by new ones.

______ Argued That Science Was Characterized by Phases of Very