Proper noun
A habitational surname from Old English.
A small village in South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TA1465).
A town in Choctaw County, Alabama, United States.
An unincorporated community in Johnson County, Indiana, United States, derived from the surname.
A town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, named after Needham Market.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgI don't hero worship for the sake of hero worship. When I find people who are truly remarkable - and I think Joseph Needham is a classic example - I do value their counsel. Simon Winchester
Although paper had been known as a wrapping and padding material in China since the 2nd century BC, Needham, Volume 5, Part 1, 122. the first documented use of toilet paper in human history dates back to the 6th century AD, in early medieval China. Source: Internet
Although rough estimates for pi ( π ) were given in the Zhou Li (compiled in the 2nd century BC), Needham, Volume 3, 99. it was Zhang Heng who was the first to make a concerted effort at creating a more accurate formula for pi. Source: Internet
Asteroid hunter Carrie Nugent of Olin College of Engineering in Needham, Massachusetts, said Chodas’ conclusion is “a good one” based on solid evidence. Source: Internet
Author biography in Kenneth Ring and Evelyn Elsaesser Valarino, Lessons from the Light: What we can learn from the near-death experience, Needham, MA: Moment Point Press (1998). Source: Internet
Historians such as Joseph Needham have seen this group as developing a precursor philosophy of science that was never fully developed, but others believe that recognizing the Logicians as proto-scientists reveals too much of a modern bias. Source: Internet