8 audio discs (9 hr., 15 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Note
In container (17 cm.).
Subtitle from container.
"Unabridged Biography"--Container.
"With tracks every 3 minutes for easy book marking"--Container.
Compact disc.
Performer
Narrated by the author.
Summary
Simon Winchester profiles the life and work of Joseph Needham, a man who, in the mid-20th century, dedicated his life to studying the history of Chinese science. He would go on to write the definitive history of China's scientific progress.