北朝科技史研究的奠基之作——《北朝科技史》评介

The Foundation Work of the Research on the History of Science and Technology in Northern Dynasty——Review of History of Science and Technology in Northern Dynasty

山西大同大学李海教授(1948-2017)著的《北朝科技史》,于2019年11月由上海人民出版社正式出版发行了。虽然,此前已有多种著作就南北朝的科技进行过研究和分析,但是,这些著作都把南北朝当作一个整体来探讨,还没有一部著作专门针对北朝科技发展的历史进行研究和分析的,李海教授的《北朝科技史》,可以说填补了中国古代科技史的一项空白。文章就《北朝科技史》的内容及特点进行了介绍和评价。

History of Science and Technology in Northern Dynasty, written by Li Hai who was professor of Shanxi Datong University, was published by Shanghai People’s Publishing House in September, 2019. Although a lot of research about science and technology in Northern and Southern dynasties had been done, These works all discussed the Northern and Southern dynasties as a whole, no one specifically discussed the history of the development of science and technology in the Northern dynasty. Professor Li’s work filled a gap in the history of ancient Chinese science and technology. This paper introduces and evaluates the contents and characteristics of History of Science and Technology in Northern Dynasty.