The Genius of China: 3,000 Years of Science, Discovery, and Invention

by Robert K.G. Temple

Book Overview

The captivating, award-winning look at ancient China's unparalleled achievements now gets a lavish, revised color edition. Undisputed masters of invention and discovery, the ancient Chinese made... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671620282
• ISBN13: 9780671620288
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 2.12 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Land of discovery and invention, 5000 year history cheat and steal ?

This is a condensed simplified version of the seven volumes masterpiece. Readers will be able to comprehensive understand the inventions and innovations from ancient China besides the famous gun-powder, compass, printing press. This is a mine of information for eye opening, not by stealing from Europe or America. On the other hand, Europeans tried hard to steal the secrets of silk and porcelain! China is always the world leader without awe and shock and is admired. Chinese traditions introduced by missionaries to the West caused French, American revolutions and the Enlightenment Movement. This shorter version may hook you into reading the large volume.

Genius of China

A great many of the important scientific discoveries made in China for the last 3000 years are included in this book. I knew about some of them but this inventory impressed me.

A superb overview

This is a superb and detailed list with explanations of Chinese inventions over the past 2,000 years. It is a summary of the 35-volume work by Prof. Joseph Needham. Though it is well written it is not easy reading because there is so much information, concisely expressed. Thus it makes an excellent reference book.

The Genius of China: 3,000 Years of Science, Discovery, abd Invention

This is a summary of the many volumes on Chinese scientific inventions and discoveries compiled by the late Prof. Joseph Needham. It gives readers an idea of the depth of the advanced scientific discoveries from ancient China. This is a fantastic book. It is like giving the world all the ancient Chinese secrets. I love it.

A good book for those who want to understand Chinese Culture

This is really a good book for those who want to understand the Chinese culture which is one of the most important culture over the world history.

How the Chinese invented it all!

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.