The term "four new inventions" harks back to the "four great inventions" of ancient China - papermaking, gunpowder, printing and the compass. China has been putting strong emphasis on ...

The invention of the compass promoted maritime undertakings, and its use soon spread to the Arab world, and thence to Europe. China's four great ancient inventions made tremendous contributions to ...

This information has been compiled by the work of Joseph Needham and his colleagues in a study of ancient Chinese books on science ... in a well-illustrated and informative book by Robert Temple (The ...

The Rainbow Bridge built in the NOVA program "China Bridge" is just one of many important inventions that appeared during China's impressive Song Dynasty (A.D. 960-1280). This vibrant period in ...

Primarily, the compass was used for geomancy for a long time before it was used for navigation Ancient Chinese alchemists realized that the magnetite ore would point towards a magnetic north. Their ...

Cleavers are common in Chinese kitchens ... all set to a song about a legendary ancient hero and his green dragon crescent blade. Unlike Geng’s first invention, an automatic pancake press ...