王振铎先生是我国著名的博物馆学家、考古学家和科技史家。半个多世纪来,他全身心地致力于科技考古研究和博物馆建设,为我国科学文化事业的发展作出了不可磨灭的历史性贡献。《科技考古论丛》(以下简称《论丛》)辑录的十四篇论文,集中反映了他在这一领域的卓越建树。众所周知,在中华民族五千年的开发史上,曾经有过许多杰出的发明创造。然而,由 Mr. Wang Zhenduo is a famous Chinese museum scientist, archaeologist and historian of science and technology. For more than half a century, he devoted himself entirely to the research of archeology in science and technology and to the construction of museums, making an indelible historic contribution to the development of the cause of science and culture in our country. The 14 papers compiled by the Science and Technology Archeology Symposium (hereinafter referred to as “Theses”) focus on his remarkable achievements in this field. As we all know, in the development history of five thousand years of the Chinese nation, there have been many outstanding inventions and creations. However, by