Clerks and Craftsmen in China and the West: Lectures and Addresses on the History of Science and Technology

by Joseph Needham, Ling Wang (Contributor), Lu Gwei-Djen (Contributor)

Hardcover with dust jacket. Ex-Libris with usual library matter and stamps to upper, lower, and outer edges of text. Dust jacket in mylar. Slight wear on all edges of text. Otherwise VG

490 pages, Hardcover

First published March 2, 1970

About the author

Joseph Needham was a British biochemist, historian and sinologist known for his scientific research and writing on the history of Chinese science and technology. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society in 1941, and a fellow of the British Academy in 1971. In 1992, Queen Elizabeth II conferred on him the Companionship of Honour, and the Royal Society noted he was the only living person to hold these three titles.