Jueming Hua,
Lisheng Feng
Thirty Great Inventions of China
From Millet Agriculture to Artemisinin
Gebonden Engels 2020 9789811565243
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Samenvatting
The book presents thirty great Chinese inventions, both ancient and modern, which are original, distinct, have made outstanding contributions and had extensive influence in China and around the globe. It also clarifies the misunderstandings and provides a clear definition and classification of the evaluation criteria for great inventions. Each invention is presented with color pictures and comprehensive discussions. The book not only offers readers the fascinating stories behind the greatest inventions of all time from China, such as the compass, paper, and tea making & planting, but also allows them to be inspired by the great Chinese inventors’ inherent spirit of innovation and creativity.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9789811565243
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Uitgever:Springer Nature Singapore
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Inhoudsopgave
<p>Introduction of the Great Inventions of China.- Millet Agriculture.- Rice Farming.- Sericulture and Silk Production.- Chinese Characters.- Algorism and Rod Calculus.- Bronze Metallurgy.- Pig Iron Metallurgy.- Canal and Navigation Lock.- Plough, Grain Sowing Implement.- Waterwheel.- Traditional Technique of Lacquer.- Papermaking.- Traditional Chinese Medicine Diagnosis and Treatment .- Porcelain.- The Technique of Chinese Wooden Structure Architecture.- Chinese Cooking.- Carriage Hitching Technique and Stirrup.- Printing.-Tea Planting and Making.- The Invention and Use of Celestial Equatorial Measurements.- Bulkhead.- Gunpowder.- Compass.- The Technique of Ultra Deep Drilling.- Cultivation and Eco-agriculture.- Traditional Chinese Calculation Method with Abacus.- Ferment of Distiller’s Yeast.- Fire Arrow and Projection Firearm (Huo chong).- Variolation of Traditional Chinese Medicine Diagnosis and Treatment.- Artemisinin (Qing hao su).- Hybrid Rice.- Introduction to Authors and Team Members.- Invention and Civilization (Afterword).</p> <p> </p>
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