Wang Zhenduo

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.

Wang Zhenduo (Chinese: {{{1}}}, 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

Wang 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

Wang 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

Wang was elected to the third National People's Congress, and the fifth, sixth and seventh Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[citation needed]

References

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  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Yan, Hong-Sen. 2007. Reconstruction Designs of Lost Ancient Chinese Machinery. History of Mechanism and Machine Science. Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. pp. 131-2.
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