1990 Press Photo Traditional Chinese ceramics and James Watt's invention

Traditional Chinese ceramics (shown at top being produced in today's China) and James Watt's invention, the steam engine (bottom), are two crucial links in a tale of technological rivalry that pitted Asia against Europe from the 15th to 19th centuries. NOVA examines Empires in Collision, part two of the four-part series The Genius That Was China, airing Tuesday, March 20, 1990 at 8pm ET on PBS (check local listings). NOVA is produced for PBS by WBGH Boston

Photo measures 8 x 10.25 inches.

Photo is dated 03-16-1990.



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