Background
Wang, Ling was born on December 23, 1918 in Nantung, China. Arrived in Australia, 1958. Son of Chi-Chang and Chi-Pan (Chou) Wang.
(A reissue with a foreword and supplement, of a modern cla...)
A reissue with a foreword and supplement, of a modern classic published in 1960. The invention of the mechanical clock was one of the most important turning points in the history of science and technology. This study revealed six centuries of mechanical clockwork preceding the first mechanical escapement clocks of the West of about AD 1300. Detailed and fully illustrated accounts of elaborate Chinese clocks are accompanied by a discussion of the social context of the Chinese inventions and an assessment of their possible transmission to medieval Europe. For this revised edition, Dr Joseph Needham has contributed a new foreword on recent research and perceptions. In a supplement John H. Combridge details a modern reconstruction of Su Sung's timekeeping device, which together with textual studies modifies our understanding of this important early technology.
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researcher Chinese and history of science educator
Wang, Ling was born on December 23, 1918 in Nantung, China. Arrived in Australia, 1958. Son of Chi-Chang and Chi-Pan (Chou) Wang.
Bachelor, National Central University, China, 1940. Doctor of Philosophy, Cambridge University, England, 1956.
Junior research fellow Institute History and Philology Academy Sinica, Li-Chuang, China, 1941—1944. Lecturer National Fu-tan University, Pei-p'ei, 1944—1945. Collaborator to J. Needham Cambridge University, 1946—1957, visiting lecturer, 1953.
Associate fellow National Academy of Sciences, Academy Sinica, 1955—1957. Lecturer Canberra University College, Melbourne University, Australia, 1958—1959. Senior lecturer University College Australian National University, Canberra, 1960—1961, associate professor, 1961—1963.
Professorial fellow Institute Advanced Studies, 1963—1982. Visiting professor, Chinese literature Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1966. Visiting professor, Chinese history University Wisconsin, Madison, 1966.
Visiting professor, classical Chinese University Washington, Seattle, 1969—1970.
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Member of International Union History Science (committee history social relations science 1948-1956), International Academy History Science (correspondent).
Married Ruth Millicent Burkitt, May 27, 1961. Children: Maxwell Carrington, Stephen Joseph.