“李约瑟难题”对中国石油科技创新的启示

Inspiration of "Needham Puzzle" to Innovation of Chinese Petroleum Science and Technology

英国学者李约瑟博士在研究中国科技发展史时提出了著名的"李约瑟难题"。分析"李约瑟难题"在中国古代、近代和现代石油科技史中的不同表现,探讨中国石油科技史中"李约瑟现象"的原因,可获得加强中国石油科技创新的启示:大力实施石油科技创新战略,如创建中国石油科技管理委员会和中国石油科技研究院,制定培养中国石油科技精英人才的"珠峰计划",建立中国石油企业的海外科技研发中心,聘用外籍石油科研人才进驻国内石油科研机构等,从而促使中国早日重新成为世界石油科技的开拓者和引领者。

Dr. Joseph Needham, the celebrated scholar of Britain, presented the noted ＂Needham Puzzle＂ when he was working at the history of Chinese science and technology. Different performances of ＂ Needham Puzzle＂ in aneient China, modern times and present age of China are studied in this paper. The experience of enhancing the innovation of Chinese petroleum science and technology is achieved. Innovative strategies in petroleum science and technology should be implemented, for example, the government should found ＂ Chinese Management Committee of Petroleum Technology＂ and ＂Chinese Academy of Petroleum＂ ; also, ＂Everest Plan＂ in petroleum area and ＂ Overseas Research Center of Petroleum Technology＂ should be established; additionally, we should employ foreign researchers to work at the scientific research institutions of petroleum in China. All of these measures will contribute to making China the path-breaker in modern petroleum industry.