Wang Zhenduo (Chinese: 王振铎, 1911–1992), whose courtesy name was Tianmu (天木), was a Chinese historian, archaeologist and museologist, and is considered one of the founders of the history of Chinese technology.[1]
Early life and education
editWang was born in Baoding, Hebei Province into a wealthy land-owning family. His father, Wang Zongxi, was a military engineer and his grandfather, Wang Yingkai, was a high ranking Qing Dynasty general.[2] He graduated from Yanjing University in 1934.[3]
Study of Chinese technology
editWang was noted for his contributions to the understanding of ancient Chinese technology, including his 1936 reconstruction of Zhang Heng's seismograph.[4][5][6]
Politics
editWang was elected to the third National People's Congress, and the fifth, sixth and seventh Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ Wang, Zhenduo. "Wang Zhenduo Autobiography". Retrieved July 14, 2017.
- ^ Wang, Zhenduo. "Wang Zhenduo Autobiography". Retrieved July 14, 2017.
- ^ "王振铎" [Wang Zhenduo] (in English and Chinese). Archived from the original on September 8, 2017. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
- ^ Wang, Zhenduo, "The Reconstruction of the Hou Feng Di Dong Yi (Seismograph). Invented by Zhang Heng of the Eastern Hang Dynasty." In Papers in Technical Archaeology (Wang's collected papers). Beijing: Cultural Relics Publishing House, 1989, pp. 287-344.
- ^ Yan, Hong-Sen. 2007. Reconstruction Designs of Lost Ancient Chinese Machinery. History of Mechanism and Machine Science. Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. pp. 131-2.
- ^ "Home | China Scenic". www.chinascenic.com. Retrieved August 18, 2017.