Historical Dictionary of Science and Technology in Modern China (Historical Dictionaries of Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East)

Sullivan, Lawrence R.; Liu-Sullivan, Nancy

ISBN 10: 0810878542 / ISBN 13: 9780810878549

Published by Rowman & Littlefield, 2015

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Historical Dictionary of Science and Technology in Modern China (Historical Dictionaries of Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East)
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0810878542
• ISBN 13: 9780810878549
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The Historical Dictionary of Science and Technology in Modern China provides the most up-to-date information on science and technology in China from the late nineteenth century to the present. Special attention is given to the historical factors, scientists, and historical figures behind each scientific development. In particular, this book pays attention to the scientists who were persecuted to death or tortured during the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976), and whose scientific research was therefore tragically cut short.

The historical dictionary provides information on science and technology in China from the late nineteenth century to the present including:
a chronology;introduction; extensive bibliography;over 700 cross-referenced dictionary entries on major scientific and technological fields and sub-fields; entries on western scholars and educators who also impacted scientific achievements in China.
This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the science and technology in China.

About the Authors

Lawrence R. Sullivan is a professor emeritus of political science, Adelphi University, and a co-editor and co-translator of Concise Encyclopedia of Green Technology in China (2023) Yangtze! Yangtze! (1989) and The River Dragon Has Come!: The Three Gorges Dam and the Fate of China's Yangtze River and Its People (1998) both by Dai Qing.

Nancy Liu-Sullivan holds a Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, Stony Brook University School of Medicine (2006) and served as a senior research scientist specializing in cancer genomics and drug discovery at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC). In parallel to teaching immunology, radiation biology, and cancer biology at the City University of New York College of Staten Island (CUNY/CSI), Dr. Liu-Sullivan has published extensively on cancer for professionals and the general audience.