There is no doubt that ancient Chinese civilization was very splendid. However, whether in ancient classics or modern history books, there are not many records about science and technology. It is very limited. After thousands of years of civilization, there are almost only a hand

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The theme of this episode is technology. Regarding technology, I would like to express my personal views: From ancient times to the present, technology has not received the attention it deserves in China, and scientific and technological talents have not received the respect they deserve!

Maybe my vision is too narrow, and the books and historical materials I have read are not comprehensive enough, but the above conclusion is my true feeling.

Ancient Chinese civilization was very splendid. There is no doubt about this. However, whether in ancient classics or modern history books, there are not many records about science and technology. Most of them are written in passing. Research on science and technology is more It is very limited. After thousands of years of civilization, there are almost only a handful of books on true scientific and technological research.

The most embarrassing thing is that until the middle of the last century, the historical research on Chinese science and technology - what scientific and technological achievements and applications China has had during its five thousand years of civilization - we Chinese ourselves did not know that the whole world was The most authoritative person on the history of science and technology in China is actually an Englishman named Joseph Needham. His "History of Science and Technology in China" is the first historical work to comprehensively introduce the development of science and technology in China!

Joseph Needham

Moreover, it can be seen from historical records that the social status of scientific and technological talents in ancient China does not seem to be high, they are just "craftsmen". Even today, the loss of scientific and technological talents is still a very acute social problem - the so-called debate about Qingbei students not returning after studying abroad has been chattering on the Internet.

When China launched its reform and opening up in the 1970s, it realized the misconception that "the more knowledge it brings, the more reactionary it becomes" and put forward the slogan "Science and technology are the primary productive forces" and began comprehensive talent training. Today, 40 After many years, I am still stuck by others in the field of technology, which is very helpless! What exactly is the problem? In fact, there is an answer in this video, it just requires you to think deeply - for example, the astronomy " Ganshi Star Classic " mentioned in the video; the medical " Huangdi Neijing ", "Forbidden Prescription Book", "Fifty-two Prescriptions for Diseases"; Gongshu Ban, the ancestor of hundreds of craftsmen in the Mohist school . If you randomly ask about these ancient scientific and technological writings and figures in life, you may not know more than one or two. It can be seen from this that our emphasis on science and technology and respect for scientific and technological talents are still far from enough. It's a very sad reality!

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