Editors:
The most authoritative book on the history of Chinese Science and Technology by Chinese scholars, reflecting the progress of the field in past 30 years
Chief Editor and contributors are all top Chinese scholars in related fields
Winner of China Book Award, Shanghai Book Award (1st prize), Winner of Classical China International Publishing Project (GAPP, General Administration of Press and Publication of China)
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Table of contents (4 chapters)
About this book
A History of Chinese Science and Technology (Volumes 1, 2 & 3) presents 44 individual lectures, beginning with Ancient Chinese Science and Technology in the Process of Human Civilizations and an Overview of Chinese Science and Technology, and continuing with in-depth discussions of several issues in the History of Science and the Needham Puzzle, interspersed with topics on Astronomy, Arithmetic, Agriculture and Medicine, The Four Great Inventions, and various technological areas closely related to clothing, food, shelter and transportation.
This book is the most authoritative work on the history of Chinese Science and Technology. It is the Winner of the China Book Award, the Shanghai Book Award (1st prize), and the Classical China International Publishing Project (GAPP, General Administration of Press and Publication of China) and offers an essential resource for academic researchers and non-experts alike.
It originated with a series of 44 lectures presented to top Chinese leaders, which received very positive feedback. Written by top Chinese scholars in their respective fields from the Institute for the History of Natural Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences and many other respected Chinese organizations, the book is intended for scientists, researchers and postgraduate students working in the history of science, philosophy of science and technology, and related disciplines. Yongxiang Lu is a professor, former president and member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), and Vice Chairman of the National Congress of China.
Editors and Affiliations
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Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Yongxiang Lu
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: A History of Chinese Science and Technology
Book Subtitle: Volume 2
Editors: Yongxiang Lu
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44166-4
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, History (R0)
Copyright Information: Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press, Shanghai and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-662-44165-7Published: 27 October 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-51389-7Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-44166-4Published: 10 October 2014
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 493
Number of Illustrations: 344 b/w illustrations
Additional Information: Jointly published with Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press, Shanghai, China
Topics: History of Science, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Technology