This is a a biography of a very interesting guy. Read this one, James.
Joseph Needham wrote an 18 volume history of Chinese inventions from roughly 1950-1995. The basic theme is, whatever the West invented, China invented first.
Who was Mr. Needham? He was an English Communist scientist, a China lover, an avowed nudist, folk dancer, who had an English wife and Chinese girlfriend (on friendly terms) for decades. He is a metaphorical bridge builder who studied bridges.
You'll learn something of the times and about one eccentric character from reading this.
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