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.
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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.
Imprint | HarperCollinsPublishers |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | April 2009 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | April 2009 |
Authors | Simon Winchester |
Dimensions | 204 x 135 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - Trade / Unsewn / adhesive bound |
Pages | 316 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-06-088461-1 |
Barcode | 9780060884611 |
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LSN | 0-06-088461-4 |