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Joseph Needham Ch Scd Frs Fba Hon Frcp

Joseph Needham Ch Scd Frs Fba Hon Frcp Letter to the Editor Obituary Strcng Reactors Needham CH ScD FRS FEA Hon FRCP Joseph joseph sit Son of an anaesthetist, Dr Needham trained I should lil<e to comment Dr on Palle Rosted's case in biochemistry, succeeding Haldane as reader at "A tepott Sttong Reactor" in the last rssue oT Cambrid8e in 1933, a post he held until 1965 when (Vol Acupuncture in Medicine pages 1 2 11 5 6). he was elected Master of Caius. His interest in China Assuming correctly selected and executed forms of was stimulated by Chinese biochemists in his acupuncture treatment, the following are the departr.ent during the pre-war period. He learned common three types of reactors fl): L the non Chinese and became attached to the British Embassy responding 15%; ,. those with striking improvement in China for four years, visiting scientific institutes after the first treatment; '1. and those with wofsening and becoming a member of the Chinese National "Order or re-activation of the condition the so called Academy, by whom he was awarded the of (2). stron8 reactors With regard to these, there are the Brilliant Star". parallels in orthodox rnedicine, such as It was during this scientific mission that he hypersensitivity to penicillin, protein to egg in discovered early Chinese manuscripts on chemistry, vaccines, and so on. Though appafently similat unknown to historians. Always an enthusiast, this in orupLn' lu-e lhp gel. Londrlion.omeltres was the start of his research into the history of worse before it gets better- scientific achievement in China, an enormous task Before the first treatment it is advisable to regard that was to occupy him for the remainder of his life. patients alJ as possible stron8 reactors, and assess However, this was not persued single mindedly. In them clinically and psychologically f-l). lf a strong the tradition of Cambridge scholar eccentrics, Sreat reaction is suspected, with start one or very few his interests and expertise were wide ranging. His needles inserted for a short d!ration with no capacity for collection and correlation of information stimulation; a minimum needling as Dr Rosted was unbounded, with publications on subjects as "Korean himself advocated in his repoft. diverse as astronomical instruments and "A The patient he described became worse after her clocks" and Histoty ol Embryology". first tr€atment. 2 Only days later he again treated His coilection of Chinese books and manuscripts her, but with LR-3 alone, again without benefit and stafted in the 1940s while stationed in Chungking as with exacerbation of her fatigue. The next treatment, head of the scientific mission and he enlarged it as later, B days using minimal LR.3 needling, caused a director of natural sciences for UNESCO, before brief exacerbation after which she had dramatic returning to his post in Cambridge where he was able improvement. The implication is that she was to catalogue and assimilate a wealth matefial, ot initially over treated. My impression is that LR.3 was much of it unseen in the west. This collection later as used an antidote, although there is no evidence formed the basis of the East Asian History of Science it works that in that way. Alternatively she may well Library at Cambridge Univefsity. recovered have with no further intervention after the But his outstandinB contribution was his great work "Science fifst treatment session apart from firm reassurance and Civilisatlon in China". Our Society first "/t gets gets that, worse before it better". met him during his research for a preview Volume to "Celestial lhe :nlervdl trearmer' re.ommFnded i: a nTrnrmum6 of this series, Lancets: A History of 7 to days after all reactions have died down. Rationale of Acupuncture & Moxa", written with Lu Cwei Djen whom he latef married after the death of AF Tuboku-Metzger OBE FRCP DTM&H his first wife in 1987. This most erudite but readable 136 Strcatham Road volume should be considered an essential text for Mitcham, Suffey CR4 2AE medical acupuncturists. I well remember his delivering, at the age of 86, a fascinating lecture on the early history of Bischko (1978) l. An inttDductian to acupun.turc. HauE acupuncture. At the same BMAS meeting there was Verlag, HeidelberB: 4l-5 jnto a very detailed lecture on research the (1987) Mann F Textboak 2. of acupuncture. Heinemann, endorphins. Ahhough this clearJy went over the (1988) 3. schneideman I Medrtal aclpunct.ire. Distributed by heads of many of our members, Dr Needham AcuMedic Ltd, London showed his continued acuity of mind by asking a series of most pertinent questions. As an honorary member of the BMAS we held him in great esteem, considering that his acceptance had honoured us. He died, aBed 94, on the 24th of March. 1e95 vul Ma) 13 Nr.l Acupunctute in Meclicine http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Acupuncture in Medicine SAGE

Joseph Needham Ch Scd Frs Fba Hon Frcp

Acupuncture in Medicine , Volume 13 (1): 1 – May 1, 1995
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Letter to the Editor Obituary Strcng Reactors Needham CH ScD FRS FEA Hon FRCP Joseph joseph sit Son of an anaesthetist, Dr Needham trained I should lil<e to comment Dr on Palle Rosted's case in biochemistry, succeeding Haldane as reader at "A tepott Sttong Reactor" in the last rssue oT Cambrid8e in 1933, a post he held until 1965 when (Vol Acupuncture in Medicine pages 1 2 11 5 6). he was elected Master of Caius. His interest in China Assuming correctly selected and executed forms of was stimulated by Chinese biochemists in his acupuncture treatment, the following are the departr.ent during the pre-war period. He learned common three types of reactors fl): L the non Chinese and became attached to the British Embassy responding 15%; ,. those with striking improvement in China for four years, visiting scientific institutes after the first treatment; '1. and those with wofsening and becoming a member of the Chinese National "Order or re-activation of the condition the so called Academy, by whom he was awarded the of (2). stron8 reactors With regard to these, there are the Brilliant Star". parallels in orthodox rnedicine, such as It was during this scientific mission that he hypersensitivity to penicillin, protein to egg in discovered early Chinese manuscripts on chemistry, vaccines, and so on. Though appafently similat unknown to historians. Always an enthusiast, this in orupLn' lu-e lhp gel. Londrlion.omeltres was the start of his research into the history of worse before it gets better- scientific achievement in China, an enormous task Before the first treatment it is advisable to regard that was to occupy him for the remainder of his life. patients alJ as possible stron8 reactors, and assess However, this was not persued single mindedly. In them clinically and psychologically f-l). lf a strong the tradition of Cambridge scholar eccentrics, Sreat reaction is suspected, with start one or very few his interests and expertise were wide ranging. His needles inserted for a short d!ration with no capacity for collection and correlation of information stimulation; a minimum needling as Dr Rosted was unbounded, with publications on subjects as "Korean himself advocated in his repoft. diverse as astronomical instruments and "A The patient he described became worse after her clocks" and Histoty ol Embryology". first tr€atment. 2 Only days later he again treated His coilection of Chinese books and manuscripts her, but with LR-3 alone, again without benefit and stafted in the 1940s while stationed in Chungking as with exacerbation of her fatigue. The next treatment, head of the scientific mission and he enlarged it as later, B days using minimal LR.3 needling, caused a director of natural sciences for UNESCO, before brief exacerbation after which she had dramatic returning to his post in Cambridge where he was able improvement. The implication is that she was to catalogue and assimilate a wealth matefial, ot initially over treated. My impression is that LR.3 was much of it unseen in the west. This collection later as used an antidote, although there is no evidence formed the basis of the East Asian History of Science it works that in that way. Alternatively she may well Library at Cambridge Univefsity. recovered have with no further intervention after the But his outstandinB contribution was his great work "Science fifst treatment session apart from firm reassurance and Civilisatlon in China". Our Society first "/t gets gets that, worse before it better". met him during his research for a preview Volume to "Celestial lhe :nlervdl trearmer' re.ommFnded i: a nTrnrmum6 of this series, Lancets: A History of 7 to days after all reactions have died down. Rationale of Acupuncture & Moxa", written with Lu Cwei Djen whom he latef married after the death of AF Tuboku-Metzger OBE FRCP DTM&H his first wife in 1987. This most erudite but readable 136 Strcatham Road volume should be considered an essential text for Mitcham, Suffey CR4 2AE medical acupuncturists. I well remember his delivering, at the age of 86, a fascinating lecture on the early history of Bischko (1978) l. An inttDductian to acupun.turc. HauE acupuncture. At the same BMAS meeting there was Verlag, HeidelberB: 4l-5 jnto a very detailed lecture on research the (1987) Mann F Textboak 2. of acupuncture. Heinemann, endorphins. Ahhough this clearJy went over the (1988) 3. schneideman I Medrtal aclpunct.ire. Distributed by heads of many of our members, Dr Needham AcuMedic Ltd, London showed his continued acuity of mind by asking a series of most pertinent questions. As an honorary member of the BMAS we held him in great esteem, considering that his acceptance had honoured us. He died, aBed 94, on the 24th of March. 1e95 vul Ma) 13 Nr.l Acupunctute in Meclicine

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