User:Polyparadigm

Thomas Kuhn divides sciences into two categories: paradigmatic and pre-paradigmatic. His definition of a paradigm, which hinges on this dichotomy and on the mechanisms by which new dominant paradigms emerge, has become influential in discourse on the philosophy of science.

The user, Polyparadigm, studied Kuhn as part of an undergraduate degree in materials science, a science which could reasonably be classified as polyparadigmatic because of its heavy reliance on earlier paradigms (i.e. chemistry, physics, metallurgy, and the various disciplines of engineering) and the willingness of experts in the field to switch deftly between competing paradigms, or to work outside them where appropriate.

The user name was chosen to promote this view of materials science, and to show support for the correspondence principle as a framework for deeper and more general conflict resolution.

Some of the pages I have started:

Science/engineering:

• Carbon-Carbon with redirect from RCC
• Dart (missile)
• Precipitation hardening
• Work hardening & subset shot peening
• Glass microsphere with redirects from Syntactic foam, etc.
• Aggregate (composite)
• Grind (an article on the design of cutting edges, not to be confused with grinding)
• Peritectic & Eutectoid

Other:

• Carol of the Bells
• The Word for World is Forest
• Moseh de la Cruz & Jeronimo
• Privatio boni
• Walter Wink (previous stub was copyrighted material)
• Myth of redemptive violence
• List of escort aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy
• Hearst Memorial Mining Building

Some of the pages I have made major contributions to:

• Martensite
• Dyneema aka Spectra (fiber)
• Thin-film deposition
• Cast iron
• Chemical-mechanical planarization
• Balloon modelling