The man who loved China Joseph Needham and the making of a masterpiece
Summary
Simon Winchester profiles the life and work of Joseph Needham, a man who, in the mid-20th century, dedicated his life to studying the history of Chinese science. He would go on to write the definitive history of China's scientific progress. Full description
Summary: |
Simon Winchester profiles the life and work of Joseph Needham, a man who, in the mid-20th century, dedicated his life to studying the history of Chinese science. He would go on to write the definitive history of China's scientific progress. |
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Item Description: |
In container (17 cm.). Title from container. "Unabridged Biography"--Container. "With tracks every 3 minutes for easy book marking"--Container. Compact disc. |
Physical Description: |
8 sound discs (9 hr., 15 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. Issued also on cassette. |
ISBN: |
9781436107129 1436107121 |
Author Notes: |
He is the author of numerous books including In Holy Terror, The River at the Center of the World, The Alice Behind Wonderland, The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary, and.Exactly: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World. In 2006, he was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to journalism and literature. (Bowker Author Biography) |