A great contributor during the Golden age of Islam.
Muhammad ibn Musa Al-Khwarizmi is one of the greatest scientific minds of the medieval period and the most important Muslim mathematician,justly called the father of algebra
Here's 8 facts about Al-Khwarizmi:
He was a prominent director of a famous library in Baghdad called the house of Wisdom.
He translated and adapted significant mathematical and scientific texts from earlier Greek and Indian scholars. He revised and updated one of Ptolemy's books on cartography and geography.
He is known as the father of 'algebra' comes from the title of one of his most famous books.
The word 'algorithm' drived from Latinisation of his name.
His full name was Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmiyy al-Majusiyy al-Qutrubbaliyy.There is a debate about where he was born,with some historians arguing he was born in what is present-day Uzbekistan.Others suggest he was born in what is present-day Iraq.
His influence on later mathematicians was enormous.Fibonacci took up his work,and in this manner,European scholars learned elements of his mathematics that helped kickstart the Enlightenment.
Al-Khwarizmi was also a renowned astronomer. Historians credit him with inventing the sine quadrant,as astronomical measurment device.
So great is his fame in mathematics and astronomy,a prominent crater on the moon is named after Al-Khwarizmi.
If you have time,you should read more about this incredible human being on hisWikipedia entry
