Abstract
The Science Society of China, one of the longest-existing, largest, and most influential scientific associations in modern China, plays a crucial role in China's history of science. For a long time, academic circles have had a limited understanding of the American Branch of the Science Society of China, and the historical facts are ambiguous. In recent years, the newly discovered documents of the American Branch have unveiled this organization to the academic community. The emergence of new historical materials tells a compelling story about the history of academic exchanges between China and the United States during the Republic of China period. It enriches the academic community's understanding of individuals who fought in the United States and aspired to save their country and people. The main founders and participants of the China Science Society were a group of natural science intellectuals. They have far-reaching intentions and share a common understanding of saving the country through science. They have promoted the institutionalization of scientific and technological development both ideologically and practically. They have played a pioneering or foundational role in the development of various disciplines of modern science, higher education, and scientific and cultural undertakings in China.
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How to cite this paper
A Review of the Documents of the American Branch of the Science Society of China in the Harvard-Yenching Library, Harvard University, the United States
How to cite this paper: Yang Guo. (2024) A Review of the Documents of the American Branch of the Science Society of China in the Harvard-Yenching Library, Harvard University, the United States. Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Science, 8(4), 905-910.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/jhass.2024.04.015