Book contents
- The Cambridge History of Science
- The Cambridge History of Science
- The Cambridge History Of Science
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Notes on Contributors
- General Editors’ Preface
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Transnational, International, and Global
- Part II National and Regional
- Europe
- Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia
- East and Southeast Asia
- 28 China
- 29 Japan
- 30 Korea
- 31 Indochina
- 32 Philippines
- 33 East and Southeast Asia: A Commentary
- United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania
- Latin America
- Index
30 - Korea
from East and Southeast Asia
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 March 2020
- The Cambridge History of Science
- The Cambridge History of Science
- The Cambridge History Of Science
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Notes on Contributors
- General Editors’ Preface
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Transnational, International, and Global
- Part II National and Regional
- Europe
- Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia
- East and Southeast Asia
- 28 China
- 29 Japan
- 30 Korea
- 31 Indochina
- 32 Philippines
- 33 East and Southeast Asia: A Commentary
- United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania
- Latin America
- Index
Summary
During the past century, Korea has developed modern science quite rapidly. The economic development and industrialization of Korea during the last five decades or so have been considered as reflecting the success of Korean science. This success is especially remarkable because it has been achieved in spite of many political and social problems not favorable for scientific development – intrusion of foreign powers, oppressive colonial rule, wars, and political unrests, for example. The main task of this chapter is to sketch this development.
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- The Cambridge History of Science , pp. 577 - 592Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020