SCC: science and civilization in china by Joseph Needham. Needham's grand question: How come No science in china?

SCC: science and civilization in china: 20-plus volumes

joseph neeham's grand question: how come china never had a scientific revolution.

80% are peasants living on the farms with the cows, chicken and sheeps.

china never had:

1. science: scientific revolution.

2. industry: industrial revolution

3. legal-rational state: National congress. National congress. National parliament.

4. Alphabet-based writing system. Age life expectancy of 35-45. who's got time to learn 5000 characters.

5. Center of the world. center of the cosmos. what idiots think they at the center of the world.
center of the cosmos.