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Ripping yarn of the oddball genius who uncovered China's greatest secrets

There are certain extraordinary people whose lives are by no means pre-ordained. Joseph Needham was one such person. One of the world's leading biochemists, he would go on to become a renowned China scholar. Needham was a product of the Cambridge of the... ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Sat, Oct 24 2009

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