Quote of the day
There are no countries in the world less known by the British than these selfsame British Islands, or where more strange things are every day occurring.
Joseph Needham
Born: December 6, 1900
Died: March 24, 1995 (aged 94)
Bio: Noel Joseph Terence Montgomery Needham was a British scientist, historian and sinologist known for his scientific research and writing on the history of Chinese science.
Known for:
- Science in traditional China (1981)
- The grand titration (1969)
- A history of embryology (1934)
- Heavenly clockwork (1960)