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Essay
Nature 454, 409-411 (24 July 2008) | doi:10.1038/454409a; Published online 23 July 2008
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Publisher, Academic Journals (USA)
- Nature Publishing Group
- New York, NY
Postdoctoral Position (CNS Biomarkers)
- F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG
- Basel 4000 Switzerland
China: The man who unveiled China
Simon Winchester1
- Simon Winchester is a writer living in Massachusetts. His book The Man Who Loved China was published in May.
Email: simonwinchester@mac.com
Abstract
An English biochemist single-handedly changed the West's perception of China, revealing its past scientific glories and predicting more to come. Simon Winchester investigates the ongoing legacy of Joseph Needham.
Seldom does the pork-and-rice reliability of a Chinese takeaway spring a revelation. One frigid December evening last year in Washington DC, as I was counting out money for a Shanghainese delivery man, I mentioned that I was writing a book about Joseph Needham, known in China as Li Yue-se.
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