The Genius of China: 3000 Years of Science, Discovery and Invention [Paperback]

Robert Temple (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Touchstone Books (January 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671674072
• ISBN-13: 978-0671674076
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #830,930 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars How the Chinese invented it all!, December 8, 1997

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Gerald D. Blackwill (Truckee, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Genius of China: 3000 Years of Science, Discovery and Invention (Paperback)

Printing, Compasses, and Gunpowder were the key inventions that enabled the renaissance. The Chinese invented these and much more. This book is a distillation of Professor Joseph Needham's massive 13 volume "Science and Civilisation in China." It is a fascinating science history.

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing China, December 3, 2010

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Robert T. Schwartz "Bob Schwartz" (Boston, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Genius of China: 3000 Years of Science, Discovery and Invention (Hardcover)

This book is a wonderful summary of Dr. Joseph Needham's 27 volume history of science and technology in China "Science and Civilization in China". It covers the amazing work done by Chinese scientists, mathematicians, doctors, etc. for the past 2300 years. It provides timelines showing when a discovery or invention was made and when the western world did the same. An example is movable type. China developed this 400 years before Gutenberg. China developed hormone therapy 2200 years ago, 2100 years before western medicine.

The book is fascinating to read with a WOW! on almost every page.

4.0 out of 5 stars good vendor, February 15, 2010

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David Ben Gerson "Internet Doc" (Denver, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Genius of China: 3000 Years of Science, Discovery and Invention (Paperback)

first time buying used and from independent vendor. Book arrived in excellent time and condition at great price.