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Journalist and author Simon Winchester exposes some of the eccentricities of the largely unknown British biochemist and Chinese scholar Joseph Needham.
Journalist and author Simon Winchester explores what is known as the "Needham question"--why China had been overshot by the West in science and technology, despite its earlier successes--and how Joseph Needham went about answering his question.
Author and Journalist Simon Winchester tells a humorous personal story that combines the philosophy of Joseph Needham, his personal work, and how China is becoming the center of the world Needham always thought it deserved to be.