文档介绍:摘要英国杰出的学家、研究中国科学文化史的权威和中国人民的忠实朋友李约瑟( 1900 — 1995 ) 博士最近逝世。他的逝世对中国和中国人民而言是个重大损失, 我们因此感到悲伤。该文介绍他一生各阶段的活动和工作以及他对发展生物化学、中国科学史和中英友好事业的贡献。特别讨论了他从三十年代以来对中国文化的皈依过程和他的巨著《中国科学技术史》的意义。我们还指出, 李博士的形象和精神为我们提供一个现成的学****榜样。李约瑟思想是科学史领域中的宝贵理论财富。最后, 作者谈到过去二十多年来与李博士个人交往中所得到的感受。关键词李约瑟,中国,《中国科学技术史》 Abstract Needham(1900 — 1995),an outstanding British bi-ochemist,authority in the research field of the history of scientif-ic culture in China and faithful friend of the Chinese people,had l-eft us death isa great loss to China and the Chinese People,and thus makes us very an account is given ab-out the activities and work of every period of his life and his con-tributions to the development of biochemistry,to the history of sci-ence and technology in China and to the cause of Sino-British frien- process of his conversion to the Chinese civilisation sin-ce 1930s and the important significance of his monumental work Scie-nce and Civilisation in China are especially discussed point out that Needham 珯s image and spirit provieded usa ready-made exam-ple which is worth Thought isa valuable theoritic-al wealth in the field of the history of ,the author t-alks about his feeling obtained from his private association with D- during past more than 20 years. Key words Joseph Needham,China,Science and Civilisation in China 19