@article{723892,
      recid = {723892},
      author = {Lu, Yongxiang, and Qian, Chuijun,},
      title = {A history of Chinese science and technology., Volume 1  [electronic resource] /},
      pages = {1 online resource (xv, 491 pages) :},
      note = {"Translated by Chuijun Qian, Qingping Hu, Xiaodi Li, Yao  Wang and Liang Zhao."},
      abstract = {A History of Chinese Science and Technology (Voulumes 1, 2  & 3) presents 44 individual lectures, beginning with  Ancient Chinese Science and Technology in the Process of  Human Civilizations and An Overview of Ancient Chinese  Science and Technology, and continuing with in-depth  discussions of several issues in the history of science and  the Needham Puzzle, interspersed with topics on Astronomy,  Arithmetic, Agriculture, and Medicine, The Four Great  Inventions, and various technological areas closely related  to clothing, food, shelter, and transportation. This book  is the most authoritative work on the history of Chinese  Science and Technology. It is the Winner of the China Book  Award, the Shanghai Book Award (1st prize), and the China  Classics International (State Administration of Press,  Publication, Radio, Film and Television of The People?s  Republic of China) and offers an essential resource for  academic researchers and non-experts alike. It originated  with a series of 44 lectures presented to top Chinese  leaders, which received very positive feedback. Written by  top Chinese scholars in their respective fields from the  Institute for the History of Nature Sciences, Chinese  Academic Sciences and many other respected Chinese  organizations, the book is intended for scientists,  researchers and postgraduate students working in the  history of science, philosophy of science and technology,  and related disciplines. Yongxiang Lu is a professor,  former president and member of the Chinese Academy of  Sciences.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/723892},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44257-9},
}