In sumptuous and illuminating detail, Simon Winchester, bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman, brings to life the extraordinary story of Joseph Needham—the brilliant Cambridge scientist, freethinking intellectual, and practicing nudist who unlocked the most closely held secrets of China, once the world's most technologically advanced country.
| Autor: | Winchester, Simon |
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| ISBN: | 9780060884611 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Verlag: | Harper Collins (US) |
| Veröffentlicht: | 28.04.2009 |
| Untertitel: | The Fantastic Story of the Eccentric Scientist Who Unlocked the Mysteries of the Middle Kingdom |
| Schlagworte: | ART: Art & Politics ART: History / General BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Asian & Asian American BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Historical HISTORY: Asia / China HISTORY: Civilization HISTORY: Middle East / General SCIENCE: History TRAVEL: Asia / East / China TRAVEL: Middle East / General |
Simon Winchester is the acclaimed author of many books, including The Professor and the Madman, The Men Who United the States, The Map That Changed the World, The Man Who Loved China, A Crack in the Edge of the World, and Krakatoa, all of which were New York Times bestsellers and appeared on numerous best and notable lists. In 2006, Winchester was made an officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Her Majesty the Queen. He resides in western Massachusetts.