Western Influences in the History of Science and Technology in Modern China

Xiaoyuan Jiang, Dean of the Institute of science history and science and culture, Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

• Mei Wending, Wang Xichan and Xue Fengzuo: Different Attitudes toward Western Sciences in the Early Qing Dynasty.- Translation of Elements of Geometry and Evolution of Mathematical Thoughts in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.- Nanhuai Ren and On the Newly Made Astronomical Observatory.- From the Western Techniques to the Imperial Techniques: Official Absorption of Western Astronomy in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.- From Casting to Forging: the Emergence of Wrought Iron Firearms in the Late Ming Dynasty.- Toys and Physics: Introduction of European Physics Toys into China and Their Influence.- Dissemination of Translated Literature on China’s Modern Mathematics in Japan and Their Influence.- Xujiahui Observatory Platform: European Observatory in China.- Scientific Works Publication in the Late Qing Dynasty and the Social Influence.- Case Analysis of Scientific Works Publishing Figures in the Late Qing Dynasty.- Formation and Establishment of Modern Scientific Education in China.- Formation andEstablishment of Modern Engineering Education in China.- Twists and Turns of Modern Scientific and Technological Causes in China in the 20th Century.- Plague Prevention: The Beginning of Public Health in China.- Beijing Union Medical College and China 's Modern Medical Development.- Purple Mountain Observatory and Modernization of Chinese Astronomy.- Artificial Synthesis of Crystalline Bovine Insulin.- Two Bombs and One Star.- “Needham Problem” and the History of Science and Technology in China.