Background
Jeon, Sang-Woon was born on November 21, 1928 in Won San, Republic of Korea. Son of Kyung-hwa and Ui-suk (Ham) Jeon.
(The Korean created his own characteristic pattern by melt...)
The Korean created his own characteristic pattern by melting together the contents of East Asian science, technology, idea and philosophy in his own crucible. So the Korean, who has been active in a small peninsula attached to the north-east of the huge Chinese continent, gave significant influence to Chinese science and technology with his own creative model. During the Sejong era of the fifteenth century, in particular, Korean science and technology had reached its climax, thus its accomplishments could reveal themselves clearly in the history of world civilization, let alone of East Asian civilization. This book contains the great part of my endeavour to realize those cumulative achievements, though I believe there still remain so many related fields that are not dealt in this edition but deserve a thorough investigation.
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It might surprise Western scientists to learn that there were periods in Korean history when the level of scientific achievement was the highest in Asia. This is the proposition that Dr. Sang-woon Jeon sets forth in the first comprehensive and systematic survey of Korean science to appear in any Western language. Dr. Jeon points up Korea's unique contributions to the history of science and technology as well as the country's role as a bridge between Japanese and Chinese science and civilization. Much of his discussion of Korean science focuses on instruments which he describes in great detail in chapters on astronomy, metereology, physics and physical technology, and geography and cartography.Faced with the considerable difficulty of writing a history based on inadequate written records, Dr. Jeon has made use of available artifacts and other materials which have received little attention either in East Asia or the West. He has also summarized historical research in Korean science to the present and compiled an extensive bibliography.
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Jeon, Sang-Woon was born on November 21, 1928 in Won San, Republic of Korea. Son of Kyung-hwa and Ui-suk (Ham) Jeon.
Bachelor of Science, Seoul National University, 1956. Diploma, Seoul National University, 1966. Doctor of Letters, Kyoto University, 1977.
Doctor of Science, William Penn University, 1986.
Professor Sungshin University, Seoul, 1966-1985, president, 1985-1989. Tasan professor Yonsei University, 1996-1997. Visiting professor Kyoto University, 1981, 85, 90, 91, Needham R. Institute, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 1991, 92.
Senior advisor Minister of Science and Technology, Seoul, 1981-1985. Chairman Organization Committee 8th ICHSEA, Seoul, 1995-1996. Advisor Korea Broadcasting System, 1985-1987, Seoul Metropolitan Museum, since 1995.
(The Korean created his own characteristic pattern by melt...)
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Fellow Korean Academy of Science and Technology. Member Cultural Property Community, 1981-2001, National History Compilation Committee/Korea, 1987-1994, Korean History of Science Society (president 1982-1984).
Married Os Park, May 9, 1957. Children: He-Kyung, He-rim, Tae-il.