He is especially well known for his articulation of the deductive-nomological model of scientific explanation, which was considered the "standard model" of scientific explanation during the 1950s and 1960s.
Ia dikenal atas karyanya tentang model deduktif-nomologis penjelasan ilmiah yang diakui sebagai "model standar" penjelasan ilmiah tahun 1950-an dan 19660-an.