Ep. 3 | The Four Great Inventions

The China History Podcast

Laszlo Montgomery

Places & Travel, Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 June 2010

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Today we look at the Four Great Inventions, the 四大发明, that Lord Francis Bacon hailed as having done more than anything else to transform completely the modern world and mark it off from antiquity and the Middle Ages. The four great inventions were the compass, gunpowder, paper, and printing, each important in their own unique way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi everyone, Lauslo here, before we get started with today's episode,
0:04.7	I'm excited to announce the launch of my new audio courses, covering the history of Chinese philosophy.
0:10.8	If you've ever been curious about Chinese philosophy and want to develop a comprehensive
0:15.6	understanding or be able to explain to your family or colleagues the differences between
0:21.1	Confucianism and Dahlism or what's in the book of changes, one of the most widely published books in the world.
0:28.0	These courses are for you.
0:30.0	I cordially invite you to go to avid.
0:32.8	FM slash LOSLO to take a look.
0:36.2	I'll have this link in the show notes.
0:38.0	My thanks to all of you and I hope you'll enjoy these courses.
0:41.0	Hey everyone, thanks for listening.
0:44.7	This is Las La Montgomery and welcome to the China History Podcast.
0:49.0	Let's get right into it.
0:50.5	The original idea I had for this episode was to present a simple summary of all the most significant scientific achievements
0:59.2	Credited to China and all the inventions and discoveries they gifted to the world.
1:05.2	I have this book I bought a long time ago called The Genius of China by Robert Temple.
1:12.2	The foreword was written by the very respected China Hand and Scholar Dr Joseph Needham.
1:18.3	He's considered, hands down, the greatest Western scholar of the history of scientific development in China.
1:27.0	Dr. Needham's Magnum Opus is called Science and Civilization in China.
1:33.0	27 volumes and still growing, even after his death in 1995.
1:39.0	I featured The Life Joseph Needham in a two-part series.
1:42.0	That was CHP episodes 155 and 156.
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