THE MAN WHO LOVED CHINA - THE FANTASTIC STORY OF THE IN SOUTH AFRICA

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 13 working days 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. Features Summary In sumptuous and illuminating detail, the bestselling author of "The Professor and the Madman" and "Krakatoa" brings to life the extraordinary story of Joseph Needham... Author Simon Winchester Publisher HarperCollinsPublishers Release date 20090516 Pages 316 ISBN 0-06-088461-4 ISBN 13 978-0-06-088461-1