Introduction:Needham's intellectual heritage  

作　　者：Jianjun Mei 

机构地区：[1]Needham Research Institute,UK

出　　处：《Cultures of Science》2020年第1期4-10,共7页科学文化(英文)

摘　　要：Joseph Needham.1born on 9 December 1900,was a Cambridge-trained biochemist in his early academic career but later became the greatest Western sinologist and one of the most original and creative historians of science of the 20th century.He is best known for his monumental series Science and Civilisation in China(SCC),the successive parts of which have been published by Cambridge University Press since1954.By the time of his death on 24 March 1995,Needham had been responsible for 13 separate books published in the series,while three had been produced independently by collaborators.Needham was elected Fellow of the Royal Society(FRS)in1941 for his pioneering contributions to chemical embryology and Fellow of the British Academy(FBA)in 1971 for his pioneering achievements in researching the history of science,technology and medicine in China.

关 键 词：science civilisation china scc Cambridge trained biochemist Royal Society SINOLOGIST historian science Science Civilisation China intellectual heritage 

分 类 号：K207.8[历史地理—历史学] K835.61[历史地理—中国史]