The Man Who Loved China: The Fantastic Story of the Eccentric Scientist Who Unlo

基本信息·出版社：Harper Perennial
·页码：352 页
·出版日期：2009年05月
·ISBN：0060884614
·International Standard Book Number：0060884614
·条形码：9780060884611
·EAN：9780060884611
·版本：Reprint
·装帧：平装
·正文语种：英语
·丛书名：P.S.
·外文书名：热爱中国的男人

内容简介

In sumptuous and illuminating detail, Simon Winchester, bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman, brings to life the extraordinary story of Joseph Needham—the brilliant Cambridge scientist, freethinking intellectual, and practicing nudist who unlocked the most closely held secrets of China, once the world's most technologically advanced country.

作者简介

Simon Winchester's many books include The Professor and the Madman, The Map That Changed the World, Krakatoa, and A Crack in the Edge of the World. Each of these has been a New York Times bestseller and has appeared on numerous best and notable lists. Mr. Winchester was made Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by HM The Queen in 2006. He lives in western Massachusetts.