Meet the man behind algebra and algorithms: The Persian scholar who shaped mathematics more than 1,200 years ago

A 9th-century Persian scholar, Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi, revolutionized mathematics by introducing systematic methods ...
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Titans who changed the world: The scholar who created the language of modern numbers

Every time we use our smartphones or computers, we encounter the legacy of Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi. This remarkable Uzbek scholar laid the foundations for modern technology to thrive—from the ...
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Unknown Quantity: A Real and Imaginary History of Algebra

§3.1 THE WORD “ALGEBRA,” as everyone knows, comes from the Arabic language. This has always seemed to me somewhat unfair, for reasons I shall get to shortly. Unfair or not, it requires some ...
The Guardian

Time Hoppers: The Silk Road review – plucky kids’ time travel yarn takes in medieval Baghdad

Four children zip around to meet historical characters such as 9th-century mathematician Al-Khwarizmi, but there’s more educational value than entertainment value There are not many children’s ...