Bomb, book and compass : Joseph Needham and the great secrets of China
Winchester, Simon2009
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A biography of the pre-eminent China scholar, Joseph Needham. By the end of his life, Needham had become a truly global figure, travelling endlessly and honoured by all - though banned from America because of his politics. And in 1989, after a 52-year affair, he finally married the woman who first inspired his passion, Lu Gwei-Djen.
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Bomb, book and compass : Joseph Needham and the great secrets of China / Simon Winchester.
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London : Penguin, 2009.
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317 p. : ill., ports. ; 20 cm.
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Originally published: as The man who loved China. New York: Harper ; as Bomb, book and compass. London: Viking, 2008.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780141011585 (pbk)0141011580 (pbk)
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English
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BRN:
3982511
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