As the last chapter of the twentieth century dramatically unfolds we can look back at Needham's contribution to the increase in understanding and respect between civilisations and see the story of his beliefs and activities as without doubt the moving biography of a humanistic scientist.
廿世紀在變幻莫測中走向最後章節；由此回顧李約瑟對人類文化瞭解及尊重的貢獻，他的一生，無非是一部科學人文主義信仰者和實踐者的動人傳記。