Al-Khwarizmi: Father of Algebra and Algorithms (English)

Every time you use a phone, search Google, or solve for "x," you are using ideas that began over 1,200 years ago with one man: Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi. In this video, discover the story of the Persian scholar from Khwarazm who worked at the House of Wisdom in Baghdad and changed mathematics forever. 📌 In this podcast Who was Al-Khwarizmi? (c. 780-850 CE) The House of Wisdom and the Golden Age of Islamic science How his book Al-Jabr gave us the word "Algebra" How his name became the word "Algorithm" How Hindu-Arabic numerals (0-9) reached the world through his work His contributions to geography and astronomy Why his legacy still powers modern computing 💡 Did you know? The word "algebra" comes from al-jabr, from the title of his book, and the word "algorithm" comes from the Latinized form of his name, Algoritmi. 👍 Support the channel If you enjoyed this video, please Like, Share and Subscribe for more stories of great minds in history. Tell us in the comments: which scientist should we cover next? Tags: Al-Khwarizmi, Al Khwarizmi biography, father of algebra, father of algorithms, who invented algebra, history of algebra, origin of algorithm, House of Wisdom, Islamic Golden Age, Muslim scientists, Muslim mathematicians, Baghdad history, Hindu-Arabic numerals, history of mathematics, Kitab al-Jabr, famous mathematicians Hashtags: #AlKhwarizmi #Algebra #Algorithm #IslamicGoldenAge #HistoryOfMath #MuslimScientists #HouseOfWisdom