Science and Civilisation in China, Part 6, Military Techn...
Needham, Joseph (Needham Research Institute, Cambridge) / Yates, Robin D. S. (McGill University, Montreal)
The width of his view, the range of his reading, and the penetration of his mind compel the utmost respect for his treatment and his conclusions. It is a book which is bound to modify all subsequent histories of Chinese thought and indeed the histories of thought the world around.' - L. Carrington Goodrich in Far Eastern Survey (New York).