Chinese Scholars And Joseph Needham's History Of Science And Technology In The 20th Century

Dr.Joseph Needham(Joseph Needham,December 9,1900-March 24,1995),British modern biologist and expert in science and technology.Joseph Needham engaged in the study of biochemistry research in the early years,and made a very high achievement in his professional,its by the chemical embryology is established his position in academia.In 1937,Lu Guizhen and two other Chinese students-Wang Yingli and Shen Shizhang-came to the University of Cambridge to study,so that Dr.Joseph Needham's research direction changed,began to learn Chinese,to study the history of Chinese science and technology.He wrote the "Science and Civilisation in China" series,to the world,especially the Western countries shows little about of theancient Chinese science and technology culture,and promote the exchange of Eastern and Western cultures.At the same time,also let China or other countries see the splendor of Chinese ancient science and technology culture,and promote the research and development of the history of Chinese science and technology."Science and Civilisation in China" in the West of the English title is Science and Civilization in China,from the literal translation in English is "Chinese Science and Civilization",is the Chinese scholar Mr.Ji Chaoding wrote the Chinese title-"Science and Civilisation in China".Compilation of "Science and Civilisation in China" is a difficult and arduous work that requires the help of many people,especially the help of Chinese scholars.(This article appears in the Chinese scholars is the Chinese scholars and the Chinese scientific community in general.)Chinese scholars on Joseph Needham compiled "Science and Civilisation in China" to provide help,specifically to what time?Which the Chinese scholar,the Chinese culture and education and scientific research institutions to provide help?What kind of help form to Joseph Needham?What kind of effect does it help to write about Joseph Needham?This article analyzes these problems by looking for the historical documents,using the literature research method and the chart research method,then analyzes the form of help with the qualitative analysis method,last makes a detailed summary of the Chinese scholars' help of the Joseph Needham study.This article is divided into introduction,the text,the conclusion of three parts.At present,the academic community pay more attention to Joseph's academic contribution or Joseph Needham's positive effect on the history of science and technology in China,and less on the help of Chinese scientists and Chinese scientific institutions for Joseph Needham.The research feature of this thesis is to shift the focus of research from the help of Joseph Needham to the history of Chinese science and technology to the help of Chinese scholars to Joseph Needham.He has made breakthroughs in the achievements and explores the help forms of Chinese scholars to Joseph Needham,including books Information form,academic discussion form,accompanied by scientific investigation form,special contribution scholars and material funding to help form.This article is divided into introduction,the text,the conclusion of three parts.The introduction part first introduces the reason and significance of this thesis,and reviews the academic history of Chinese scholars to help Joseph Needham's history of science and technology,and points out the fragmentedness and incompleteness of the existing research.Finally,The need for research methods and characteristics and innovation;The first chapter analyzes the relationship between Chinese scholars and Joseph Needham,and explores the relationship between Chinese scholars and Joseph Needham from the perspectives of Chinese scholars and Joseph Needham,and provides the social background support for the study of Joseph Needham's history of science and technology;The second chapter summarizes the Chinese scholars to provide information support to Joseph Needham,summed up the Chinese scholars,Chinese culture and education and scientific research institutions in what time?What books?By what way?Presented to Joseph Needham to support Lee's history of science and technology;The third chapter summarizes the form of discussion of the scientific problem between Joseph Needham and the Chinese scholars,which is divided into two kinds of discussions which are directly discussed and participated in academic conference with the Chinese scholars,and elaborated the contents of the scientific problems in chronological order;In the fourth chapter,according to the period of the war and after the founding of the two period,summed up the analysis of Joseph Leah's visit to China during the Chinese scholars on the help of Lee,also cited Li during the war to visit the Chinese culture and education and scientific institutions,analysis of different provinces The difference in the impact of the institution;Chapter 5 summarizes several Chinese scholars who have played an important role in the compilation of the history of Chinese science and technology.It focuses on the analysis of all Chinese scholars mentioned by Ms.Wang Ling,Lu Guizhen and Lee in the History of Science and Technology in China.They all contributed to the study of Joseph Needham's history of science and technology;The sixth chapter discusses the help of Chinese scholars on the funding provided by Joseph Needham,the form of individual name and the form of scientific community,and summarizes the two forms of help respectively:In the first five chapters,the Chinese scholars have provided five forms of help for the study of Joseph Needham's history of science and technology:the help of books and materials,the discussion of scientific issues,the expedition,the special contribution scholars,the funding,and the conclusion that Joseph Needham's history of science and technology Open the help of Chinese scholars?Through the above analysis,the author can draw the conclusion:Joseph Needham compiled the "science and civilisation in China" should be the Chinese scholars and Joseph Needham common victory.This paper focuses on the analysis of the form and contents of the help form and content provided by Joseph Needham by the Chinese scholars on the help of Joseph Needham's "Science and Civilisation in China",with a view to perfecting the content of Joseph Needham's engagement with Chinese scholars,The importance of the study of Joseph Needham's history of technology,to fill the academic gap.