The early 1900's, who were the scientists associated with Uniformitarianism and Catastrophism and what evidence did they use to bolster their arguments?

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…instead, he believed that science is advanced through successful alternative paradigms, which would set a new standard in science until a new breakthrough came along. It is for this reason, that I would think Thomas Kuhn would want to support Catastrophism. Catastrophism suggests a changing paradigm that would appeal to Kuhn. With each catastrophe, the world would see a magnificent change that would set a new standard in science until a new breakthrough came along.