The Institute for the History of Natural Sciences, CAS

《中华工程师学会会报》是中华工程师学会会刊,创刊于1913年,终刊于1930年,以“交换智识,灌输学术”为宗旨。其版式和栏目的诸多变化分别反映出新旧社会更替的时代特点和向学术宗旨靠近的努力。该刊记录了中华工程师学会发展的内外环境条件和兴衰历程,并通过对新技术和国内外工程事业的介绍及考察,为工程研究和科普传播做出了一定的贡献。期刊存在稿源匮乏、学术水准偏低、经费不足等问题,并随中华工程师学会的衰落而终刊。作为记录中国近现代工程事业发展的一手资料,对中国近现代工程史和科技史研究具有重要的史料价值。

In 1912, the first Chinese engineers' group, the Chinese Institute of Engineers was established, and Jeme Tien Yow became its first president. In order to fullfill its purpose of "exchanging wisdom and instilling scholarship", The Journal of the Chinese Institute of Engineers started its publication the next year. As the only Chinese engineers group and due to Jeme Tien Yow's high reputation, the Chinese Institute of Engineers developed quickly during its early period, and The Journal of the Chinese Institute of Engineers did a good job. The changes in its layout and columns respectively reflected the characteristics of the transition from the old society to the new and its efforts to get close to its academic purpose. It recorded the internal and external environmental conditions and the rise and fall of the Chinese Institute of Engineers. When it comes to engineering science, the Journal introduced the definition of engineering science, discussed the translation and determination of scientific terms, recommended some new technologies (such as concrete sleepers and electrified railways), and described or examined the engineering undertakings at home and abroad. In this way, The Journal of the Chinese Institute of Engineers made certain contributions to engineering research and popular science communication. However, problems long existed such as lack of article sources, low academic level and lack of financial support. In 1923, the Chinese Engineering Society which was founded in America in 1918 returned to China, and replaced the leadership of the Chinese Institute of Engineers just after several years. The two groups merged to become a new corporation in 1931. Engineering, the periodical of the former Society continued its publication as the periodical of the new corporation, while The Journal of the Chinese Institute of Engineers terminated its publication in 1930 with the decline of the Chinese Institute of Engineers. Between 1913 and 1930, The Journal of the Chinese Institute of Engineers published 17 volumes and 204 numbers. As a primary source to record the development of modern engineering in China, it has important historical value for the study of history of modern engineering and the history of science and technology in China.

王斌.《中华工程师学会会报》创办始末[J].工程研究——跨学科视野中的工程,2024,16(3):263-277.

Wang B. A Study on The Journal of the Chinese Institute of Engineers[J]. Journal of Engineering Studies, 2024, 16(3): 263-277.