He revolutionised algebra and his seminal works in mathematics, astronomy and geography have proved to be the keystone for centuries of advances across the world. Al-Khwarizmi was born in about AD ...

descends from al-Khwarizmi's name. John Napier (1550-1617) While many of the mathematicians on this list made contributions to a huge number of different fields of math, John Napier created one ...

In the spirit of this kind of applied mathematics, Al-Khwarizmi wrote a textbook with formulas to help people easily work out day-to-day things, such as how much tax they owed. Principles were ...

On the eve of the visit, the President signed a resolution on establishing Al-Khwarizmi University and its affiliated specialized school. The university will include three faculties: Mathematics and ...

Marcus du Sautoy visits Fez, where the ancient Islamic school of wisdom was founded, and where Mahommed ben Musa al-Khwarizmi wrote his ‘lm al-jebr wa’l-muqabala’ calculation by restoration ...