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Needham Research Institute

Coordinates:52°12′18″N0°06′06″E/ 52.2050°N 0.1018°E/52.2050; 0.1018
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Needham Research Institute
Address8 Sylvester Road, Cambridge CB3 9AF, England
Location
Cambridge
,
United Kingdom
Coordinates52°12′18″N0°06′06″E/ 52.2050°N 0.1018°E/52.2050; 0.1018
Websitehttp:// nri.cam.ac.uk/index.html

TheNeedham Research Institute(NRI;Chinese:Lý Joseph viện nghiên cứu),[1]located on the grounds ofRobinson College,inCambridge,England,is a centre for research into the history ofscience,technologyandmedicineinEast Asia.The institute is named after the biochemist andhistorianJoseph Needham,who initiated theScience and Civilisation in Chinaseries. The current director isMei Jianjun,a noted archaeo-metallurgist.

The organization was founded as the East Asian History of Science Trust in August 1968. In June 1983 the trustees conferred the title Needham Research Institute.[2]The Trustees of the NRI is aregistered charity.[3]

The institute grew out of Needham's research collection, which was originally housed inGonville and Caius College,where he was Master until his retirement in 1976. After several moves, it moved into its current purpose-built structure inRobinson Collegein 1991. The building was designed in theChinese style,and has been described by its architect as "East Anglian Asian".[4]

List of directors[edit]

  1. Joseph Needham1983-1990
  2. Ho Peng YokeFebruary 1990[5]-2001
  3. Christopher CullenOctober 2003[6]-December 2013[7]
  4. Mei JianjunJanuary 2014-

References[edit]

  1. ^"Intute: Health and Life Sciences — Full record details for Needham Research Institute".Intute (formerly the Resource Discovery Network).Retrieved25 June2009.
  2. ^"Needham Research Institute"(PDF).Needham Research Institute Newsletter.January 1987.Retrieved2 March2018.
  3. ^"Needham Research Institute".Retrieved2 March2018.
  4. ^Davies, Mansel (27 March 1995)."OBITUARY: Joseph Needham".The Independent.London.Retrieved20 June2010.
  5. ^"Appointments"(PDF).Needham Research Institute Newsletter.June 1990.Retrieved2 March2018.
  6. ^"New Director for the Institute"(PDF).Needham Research Institute Newsletter.October 2004.Retrieved2 March2018.
  7. ^"Professor Christopher Cullen's Retirement as Director of the Needham Research Institute"(PDF).Needham Research Institute Newsletter.August 2014.Retrieved2 March2018.

External links[edit]

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