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George Basalla

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George Basalla (born 1928 in Altoona, Pennsylvania)[1] is an American historian of science and professor emeritus at the University of Delaware.[2]

Education and career

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Basalla completed his Ph.D. in the history of science at Harvard University in 1963. His dissertation, Science and Government in England 1800–1870, was supervised by I. Bernard Cohen.[3] He became an assistant professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin in 1964,[4] and was appointed as an associate professor at the University of Delaware in 1971.[5] He retired to become a professor emeritus in 1999.[6]

Books

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Basalla's books include:

  • Civilized Life in the Universe: Scientists on Intelligent Extraterrestrials (Oxford University Press, 2006)[7]
  • The Evolution of Technology (Cambridge University Press, 1989)[8]
  • Victorian Science: a self-portrait from the presidential addresses of the British Association for the Advancement of Science (edited with William Coleman and Robert H. Kargon, Doubleday, 1970)[9]
  • The Rise of Modern Science: Internal or External Factors? (edited, D. C. Heath, 1968)[10]
  • The Annus Mirabilis of Sir Isaac Newton: An Exhibit of Books & Manuscripts from the History of Science Collection (edited, special issue of The Texas Quarterly, 1967)[11]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Search the 1940 Census". 15 August 2016. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
  2. ^ "Emeriti Faculty - Department of History". Department of History. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  3. ^ "Ph. D. Theses in the History of Science By Year: 1941 through 2015" (PDF). Harvard Department of the History of Science. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  4. ^ "News". Isis. 55 (2): 209–212. June 1964. doi:10.1086/349830. JSTOR 228187. S2CID 224836476.
  5. ^ "Historical news and notices". The Journal of Southern History. 37 (1): 147–155. February 1971. JSTOR 2205961.
  6. ^ "Historical news and notices". The Journal of Southern History. 65 (1): 207–217. February 1999. JSTOR 2587786.
  7. ^ Reviews of Civilized Life in the Universe:
  8. ^ Reviews of The Evolution of Technology:
  9. ^ Reviews of Victorian Science:
  10. ^ Review of The Rise of Modern Science:
  11. ^ Review of The Annus Mirabilis of Sir Isaac Newton: