"The Man Who Loved China"

Who knew that the greatest English-language historian of Chinese science was an avid nudist and accordion player?

Published May 19, 2008 2:16PM (EDT)

I have a feature in the Salon Books section today, reviewing Simon Winchester's biography of Joseph Needham, "The Man Who Loved China."


By Andrew Leonard

Andrew Leonard is a staff writer at Salon. On Twitter, @koxinga21.

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