Of Brookline, MA, passed away peacefully on November 8, 2024 at age 86, following a 7-month battle with cancer. He was a Professor Emeritus with Tufts University's Philosophy Department, which he joined in 1977. George is survived by his beloved wife India, daughters Judith and Jean, daughter-in-law Dynishal, son-in-law Michael, grandson Bayard, and sister Carol.

George grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, and trained in engineering at General Electric in the late 1950s- early '60s on computer-based methods for jet engine design. From that point until 2013, he simultaneously maintained an engineering career in addition to his academic career, ultimately becoming an expert in failure analysis of jet engine and other turbo machinery.

George completed his B.A. at Yale University in 1963 and obtained his Ph.D. from MIT's Department of Linguistics and Philosophy in 1979. He had joined Tufts' Philosophy Department, where his work on the methodology of science focused on Isaac Newton, especially his theory of gravity, and the role of theory in turning raw data into high quality evidence. George also served as Acting Director of the Dibner Institute for the History of Science and Technology at MIT from 2001 until its closing in 2006. From advising freshman to mentoring Ph.D. candidates—many of whom would go on become colleagues—George was deeply devoted to teaching and mentoring the students and scholars he worked with over his career.

George was also an athlete and sports fan, with a particular love for basketball. It was at a Celtics game at the Boston Garden in the late 1960's where George and India met a teenager,Brandon Hatfield, who was drawn to George's ability to call the game. Georgesoon began coaching Brandon's Boston Neighborhood Basketball League team, the Blackstone Bullets. This led to a lifelong friendship with Brandon, who also survives George. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in George's name to Shooting Touch Boston, www.shootingtouch.com/give which uses basketball to bridge health and opportunity gaps for girls and young women facing racial, gender, and economic inequalities.