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
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
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
References
- ^ "Search the 1940 Census". 15 August 2016. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
- ^ "Emeriti Faculty - Department of History". Department of History. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "News". Isis. 55 (2): 209–212. June 1964. doi:10.1086/349830. JSTOR 228187. S2CID 224836476.
- ^ "Historical news and notices". The Journal of Southern History. 37 (1): 147–155. February 1971. JSTOR 2205961.
- ^ "Historical news and notices". The Journal of Southern History. 65 (1): 207–217. February 1999. JSTOR 2587786.
- ^ Reviews of Civilized Life in the Universe:
- Brown, Helen (April 30, 2006). "ET has been phoning home for centuries". The Daily Telegraph.
- Dick, Steven J. (January 2007). Physics Today. 60 (1): 57–58. Bibcode:2007PhT....60a..57B. doi:10.1063/1.2709561.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - Foust, Jeff (June 12, 2006). "Review". The Space Review.
- Hengeveld, Rob (March 2007). Acta Biotheoretica. 54 (4): 301–304. doi:10.1007/s10441-007-9003-z. S2CID 83897164.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - Shermer, Michael (March 3, 2006). "Deities for atheists". Science. New Series. 311 (5765): 1244. doi:10.1126/science.1126115. JSTOR 3845819. S2CID 170330171.
- Texley, Juliana (March–April 2007). Journal of College Science Teaching. 36 (5): 63. JSTOR 42992698.
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- ^ Reviews of The Evolution of Technology:
- Social Studies of Science. 20 (3): 571. August 1990. JSTOR 285013.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - Barco, Juan Manuel Matés (December 1991). "Review of 1991 Spanish edition". Revista de Historia Económica. 9 (3): 596–601. doi:10.1017/s0212610900003141. S2CID 154954314.
- Braun, Ernst (June 1990). Prometheus. 8 (1): 171–172. doi:10.1080/08109029008631882.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - Braun, Hans-Joachim (1991). VSWG: Vierteljahrschrift für Sozial- und Wirtschaftsgeschichte. 78 (2): 292–293. JSTOR 20735975.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - Bruyn, G. W. (June 1991). Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 103 (2): 240. doi:10.1016/0022-510x(91)90176-8. S2CID 54412324.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - Dunlavy, Colleen A. (September 1, 1989). Science. New Series. 245 (4921): 991. doi:10.1126/science.245.4921.991. JSTOR 1704203. PMID 17780540.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - Fleck, James (Spring 1992). "Selectionism dominant: An essay review". Science, Technology, & Human Values. 17 (2): 237–248. doi:10.1177/016224399201700207. JSTOR 689787.
- Hansen, James R. (September 1990). Isis. 81 (3): 556–557. doi:10.1086/355480. JSTOR 233447.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - Hollister-Short, Graham (June 1990). The British Journal for the History of Science. 23 (2): 239–241. doi:10.1017/S0007087400044939. JSTOR 4026742. S2CID 144799406.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - Ilerbaig, Juan F. (December 1992). "Review of 1991 Spanish edition". Arbor. 143 (564): 117–120. ProQuest 1301394344.
- Joravsky, David (December 7, 1989). "Machine dreams". The New York Review of Books.
- Langrish, John (January 1990). Design Studies. 11 (1): 56–IBC. doi:10.1016/0142-694x(90)90018-8.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - Mayr, Otto (January 1991). Technology and Culture. 32 (1): 130–131. doi:10.2307/3106017. JSTOR 3106017.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - Regis, Ed (April 9, 1989). "Exposing the myth of 'eureka'". The worlds of science. The New York Times.
- Schick, Kathy D. (March 1990). The Quarterly Review of Biology. 65 (1): 63–64. doi:10.1086/416595. JSTOR 2831558.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - Schnaars, Steven P. (January 1989). International Journal of Forecasting. 5 (4): 611–612. doi:10.1016/0169-2070(89)90019-8.
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- Social Studies of Science. 20 (3): 571. August 1990. JSTOR 285013.
- ^ Reviews of Victorian Science:
- Farrall, Lyndsay (December 1972). Isis. 63 (4): 584–585. doi:10.1086/351024. JSTOR 229798.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - Morrell, J. B. (June 1972). The British Journal for the History of Science. 6 (1): 99–100. doi:10.1017/S0007087400012152. JSTOR 4025281. S2CID 126479683.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - Oppenheimer, Jane (September 1971). The Quarterly Review of Biology. 46 (3): 278. JSTOR 2822520.
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- Farrall, Lyndsay (December 1972). Isis. 63 (4): 584–585. doi:10.1086/351024. JSTOR 229798.
- ^ Review of The Rise of Modern Science:
- Thackray, Arnold (Fall 1970). Isis. 61 (3): 398–399. doi:10.1086/350659. JSTOR 229695.
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- Thackray, Arnold (Fall 1970). Isis. 61 (3): 398–399. doi:10.1086/350659. JSTOR 229695.
- ^ Review of The Annus Mirabilis of Sir Isaac Newton:
- Parkinson, George Henry Radcliffe (1970). Studia Leibnitiana. 2 (2): 146–147. JSTOR 40693594.
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- Parkinson, George Henry Radcliffe (1970). Studia Leibnitiana. 2 (2): 146–147. JSTOR 40693594.
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