American historian of science (1928-2025)

Science and the city before the nineteenth century / George Basalla.

Victorian science : a self-portrait from the presidential addresses of the British Association for the Advancement of Science / edited by George Basalla, William Coleman, Robert H. Kargon.

The evolution of technology / George Basalla.

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George Basalla

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Science and the city before the nineteenth century / George Basalla.

Victorian science : a self-portrait from the presidential addresses of the British Association for the Advancement of Science / edited by George Basalla, William Coleman, Robert H. Kargon.

The evolution of technology / George Basalla.