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After Joseph Needham ISSN 2096-6083 CN 10-1524/G Cultures of Science ISSN 2096-6083 Cultures of Science CN 10-1524/G Volume 3 . Issue 1 March 2020 Volume 3 . Issue 1 . March Volume 3 . Issue 1 March Editorial 34 Brass tacks on iron: Ferrous metallurgy 2020 in Science and Civilisation in China 3 Note from the co-editors in chief Volume 3 . Issue 1 March 2020 Fujun Ren and Bernard Schiele Donald B Wagner 43 The East Asian History of Science Introduction Library/Needham Research Institute as an intellectual hub in the late 1970s and 4 Introduction: Needham’s intellectual 1980s heritage Volume 3 . Issue 1 March 2020 Jianjun Mei Gregory Blue 58 How can we redefine Joseph Needham’s Articles sense of a world community for the 21st 11 After Joseph Needham: The legacy century? reviewed, the agenda revised – some Vivienne Lo personal reflections Geoffrey Lloyd 62 Chinese organic materialism and modern science studies: Rethinking 21 My farewell to Science and Civilisation in China Joseph Needham’s legacy Christopher Cullen Arun Bala CUL_3-1_Cover.indd 1 22/07/2020 7:40:23 PM Honorary Director of Editorial Board Members Journal Description Editorial Board Cultures of Science is a peer-reviewed international Open Access journal. The journal aims at building a community of scholars who Martin W Bauer, London School of Economics and Political Science, are expecting to carry out international, inter-disciplinary and cross-cultural communication. The topics include: cultural studies, science Qide Han, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Association UK communication, the history and philosophy of science and all intersections between culture and science. The journal values the diversity for Science and Technology, China John Besley, Michigan State University, USA of cultures and welcomes manuscripts from around the world and especially those involving interdisciplinary topics. Massimiano Bucchi, University of Trento, Italy Director of Editorial Board Rui Chen, China Association for Science and Technology, China Michel Claessens, European Commission, Belgium Aims and Scope Yanhao Xu, China Association for Science and Technology, John Durant, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA Cultures of Science is an international journal that provides a platform for interdisciplinary research on all aspects of the intersections China Zhe Guo, China Association for Science and Technology, China between culture and science. It is published under the auspices of the China Association for Science and Technology. Liuxiang Hao, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Editors-in-Chief Robert Iliffe, University of Oxford, UK It welcomes research articles, commentaries or essays, and book reviews with innovative ideas and shedding a fresh light on significant Lui Lam, San Jose State University, USA issues. Research articles report cutting-edge research developments and innovative ideas in related fields; commentaries provide sci- Fujun Ren, National Academy of Innovation Strategy, China Les Levidow, The Open University, UK entific perspectives on emerging topics or social issues; book reviews evaluate and analyze the contexts, styles and merits of published Bernard Schiele, Université du Québec, Canada Hui Luo, China Centre for International Science and Technology works related to cultures of science. Exchange, China Associate Editors Jianjun Mei, University of Cambridge, UK The topics explored include but are not limited to: science communication, history of science, philosophy of science, sociology, social psychology, public science education, public understanding of science, science fiction, political science, indicators of science literacy, Zhiqiang Hu, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Gauhar Raza, National Institute of Science Communication and China Information Resources, India values and beliefs of the scientific community, comparative study of cultures of science, public attitudes towards a new scientific and technological phenomena. Zhengfeng Li, Tsinghua University, China Shukun Tang, University of Science and Technology of China, China Daya Zhou, National Academy of Innovation Strategy, China Hongwei Wang, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China Xiaoming Wang, Shanghai Science and Technology Museum, China Cultures of Science is published 4 times a year in March, June, September and December. Invited Editor of Current Issue Masataka Watanabe, Tohoku University, Japan Jiangyang Yuan, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Contact Information Jianjun Mei, University of Cambridge, UK Li Zhang, Peking University, China Address: 3 Fuxing Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100038, China. Yandong Zhao, Renmin University of China, China Email: [email protected] Director of Editorial Office Xuan Liu, National Academy of Innovation Strategy, China Disclaimer Any opinions and views expressed in the articles in Cultures of Science are those of the respective authors and contributors and not of Managing Editor Cultures of Science. Cultures of Science makes no representations or warranties whatsoever in respect of the accuracy of the material in this journal and cannot accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The accuracy of content should Ji Zhao, National Academy of Innovation Strategy, China be examined independently. © National Academy of Innovation Strategy 2020 Coordinating Editor All rights reserved; no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored, transmitted or disseminated in any form or by any means, without prior written permission of the publisher. Yanling Xu, National Academy of Innovation Strategy, China Data Editor Bankole Falade, Stellenbosch University, South Africa Copy Editor James Dixon, Institute of Professional Editors, Australia Volume 3 Issue 1 March 2020 Contents Editorial Note from the co-editors in chief 3 Introduction Introduction: Needham’s intellectual heritage 4 Jianjun Mei Articles After Joseph Needham: The legacy reviewed, the agenda revised – some 11 personal reflections Geoffrey Lloyd My farewell to Science and Civilisation in China 21 Christopher Cullen Brass tacks on iron: Ferrous metallurgy in Science and Civilisation in China 34 Donald B Wagner The East Asian History of Science Library/Needham Research Institute as 43 an intellectual hub in the late 1970s and 1980s Gregory Blue How can we redefine Joseph Needham’s sense of a world community 58 for the 21st century? Vivienne Lo Chinese organic materialism and modern science studies: Rethinking Joseph 62 Needham’s legacy Arun Bala 00_TOC.indd 1 13/08/2020 3:21:41 PM 00_TOC.indd 2 13/08/2020 3:21:41 PM CUL0010.1177/2096608320911761Cultures of Science 911761editorial2020 Editorial Cultures of Science 2020, Vol. 3(1) 3 Note from the co-editors in chief © The Author(s) 2020 Article reuse guidelines: sagepub.com/journals-permissions DOI:https://doi.org/10.1177/2096608320911761 10.1177/2096608320911761 journals.sagepub.com/home/cul Cultures of Science was launched in September (MIT Museum), Tang Shukun (University of Science 2018. The six published issues have included theo- and Technology of China), Wang Xiaoming retical and empirical studies, and papers on research (Shanghai Science and Technology Museum) and policy and practice in the field of science culture. All Zhao Yandong (Renmin University of China). We published articles are in open access on the journal’s welcome these researchers, whose expertise includes website. informal education, science communication and The journal will enter its third year of publication sociology. Along with collaboration with the other with its first quarterly issue of 2020. That issue will members of the board, the expertise brought by the mark an important change behind the scenes. As of new members will enrich the content of Cultures of January 2020, SAGE Publishing will be the joint Science. Science culture is an interdisciplinary field, publisher of Cultures of Science, and will globally and the contribution of board members from various distribute the journal. Articles will continue to be in disciplines will guarantee a rich diversity in the open access on the SAGE platform. The six previous study of that culture. issues of the journal will also be available on SAGE The journal is published four times a year. Each shortly. issue includes a thematic dossier with contributions Our cooperation with SAGE will not change the from specialists in the field and is introduced by a journal’s mission, which is to provide a platform for guest editor (in the near future, it will also publish international exchange in the field of science culture individual papers). All contributions are double-blind and to abide by the standards that define an academic peer-reviewed before being accepted and published. journal. We are only making some adjustments to the You are invited to suggest a theme and join a list of publishing process to foster the journal’s develop- potential contributors or to submit individual articles. ment. This will enhance the international character of the journal, allowing it to reach a greater audience. Fujun Ren The 2019 editorial board meeting held in National Academy of Innovation Strategy, China. 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