Joseph Needham
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Joseph Needham
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Noel Joseph Terence Montgomery Needham was a British biochemist, historian of science and sinologist known for his scientific research and writing on the history of Chinese science and technology, initiating publication of the multivolume Science and Civilisation in China. A focus of his was what has come to be called the Needham Question of why and how China had ceded its leadership in science and technology to Western countries. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society in 1941 and a fellow
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British biochemist, historian and sinologist (1900–1995)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Needham
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2003-11-06T05:18:46Z
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2024-09-08T14:23:13Z
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