British biochemist, historian and sinologist (1900–1995)
For the cricketer, see Joseph Needham (cricketer). For the politician, see Joseph Needham (politician).
Joseph Needham
CH FRS FBA
Born
Noel Joseph Terence Montgomery Needham
9 December 1900 (1900-12-09)
London, England
Died
24 March 1995 (1995-03-25) (aged 94)
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Alma mater
Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge (BA, MA, PhD)
Occupation(s)
Biochemist, historian of science, sinologist
Known for
Science and Civilisation in China
Spouses
Dorothy Moyle Needham
(m. 1924; died 1987)
Lu Gwei-djen
(m. 1989; died 1991)
Awards
Leonardo da Vinci Medal (1968) Dexter Award (1979)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
李約瑟
Simplified Chinese
李约瑟
Literal meaning
Li (surname 李) Joseph
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Lǐ Yuēsè
Wade–Giles
Li Yüeh-Sê
Noel Joseph Terence Montgomery NeedhamCH FRS FBA[1] (/ˈniːdəm/; 9 December 1900 – 24 March 1995) 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[2] and a fellow of the British Academy in 1971.[3] In 1992, Queen Elizabeth II conferred on him the Order of the Companions of Honour, and the Royal Society noted he was the only living person to hold these three titles.[4]
Noel Joseph Terence Montgomery Needham CH FRS FBA (/ˈniːdəm/; 9 December 1900 – 24 March 1995) was a British biochemist, historian of science and sinologist...
the early Western work in the history of science in China was done by JosephNeedham and his Chinese partner, Lu Gwei-djen. The Warring States period began...
Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics Esso Petroleum Company Limited 1966 JosephNeedham Professor of Chinese History, Science, and Civilization East Asian Studies...
The following is a list of the Four Great Inventions—as designated by JosephNeedham (1900–1995), a British scientist, author and sinologist known for his...
ISBN 0-521-30358-3 Needham, Joseph (1994), Science and Civilization in China Volume 5 Part 6, Cambridge University Press Needham, Joseph (2008), Science...
S2CID 171017315. Needham, Joseph (1959). Science and Civilisation in China. Vol. 3. Cambridge University Press. p. 219. ISBN 978-0-521-05801-8. Needham, Joseph; Wang...
Press. It was initiated and edited by British historian JosephNeedham (1900–1995). Needham was a well-respected scientist before undertaking this encyclopedia...
JosephNeedham, A History of Embryology, Cambridge 1959, pp. 27-31. James Wilberding, "Plato's Embryology," Early Science and Medicine 2015. Joseph Needham...
by: Hubert Cancik and Helmuth Schneider, 2009 JosephNeedham, Volume 4, Part 2, pp. 473–5 JosephNeedham, Volume 4, Part 2, p. 165 Donald Routledge Hill...
Vice-Admiral JosephNeedham Tayler CB (15 August 1783 – 19 March 1864) was an officer of the British Royal Navy who served during the French Revolutionary...
technology historians, including Bertrand Gille, Andrea Matthies, and JosephNeedham, is that the wheelbarrow was invented in China around 100 AD and spread...
ISBN 0-521-05802-3 Needham, Joseph and Ronan, Colin A. (1986) The shorter Science and civilization in China: an abridgment of JosephNeedham's original text...
translation of the early 9th century. Thus, as late as 1965, the sinologist JosephNeedham suspected Arab interpolation. However, Carra de Vaux, author of the...
metal barrel gunpowder weapons have been described as "proto-guns" JosephNeedham defined a type of firearm known as the "eruptor," which he described...
Printer 1842 Page 22 Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 5 by JosephNeedham -- Page 343--347 Dabieshan: Traditional Chinese Iron-production Techniques...
Archived from the original on 30 January 2012. Hsing-Tsung, Huang (2000). JosephNeedham: Science and Civilisation in China, Vol.6, Part 5. Cambridge University...
ISBN 978-0-19-511725-7, retrieved 2023-07-28 Jung, Carl (1967). Alchemical Studies. JosephNeedham (1980). Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 5, Chemistry and Chemical...
historians, such as the British biochemist, historian, and sinologist JosephNeedham. The clock itself, however, was dismantled by the invading Jurchen army...
the time. They were primarily used from the 8th to 11th century AD. JosephNeedham on the range of the triple-bow crossbow: This range seems credible only...
of Da-han, and it is also located to the east of China (according to JosephNeedham, Da-han corresponds to the Buriat region of Siberia). Hui Shen arrived...
21) Needham, IV 1, p. 255 Needham, IV 1, p. 290 Buchanan (2006), p. 42 Needham, V 7, pp. 345 Needham, V 7, pp. 347 Needham, V 7, pp. 209–210 Needham, V...
East Asia. The institute is named after the biochemist and historian JosephNeedham, who initiated the Science and Civilisation in China series. The current...
the time. There were no lathes in China at the time that was said. JosephNeedham wrote me and said "It's a lovely translation, but it's wrong". She published...
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