The genius of China: 3,000 years of science, discovery, and invention
History, Asian history
Human-narrated audio
Summary
Reveals the Chinese origins of such "modern" inventions as paper and printing, gunpowder, and the magnetic compass. Temple's eleven topics--including astronomy, engineering, medicine, and warfare--provide historical context and show that more than half of the basic discoveries considered "Western" were developed earlier in China. 1998, c1986.
Title Details
ISBN
9780671620288
Publisher
Prion
Copyright Date
1986
Book number
2424553
Audio details for CELA title
Narrator
Mary Kane
Duration
13 hours 57 minutes 23 seconds
Audio producer
Library of Congress, NLS/BPH (Bethesda, Md. : Potomac Talking Book Services Inc.), 1999.