The Man Behind the Algorithm: How Al-Khwarizmi Changed the Modern World

Send us Fan Mail Every time you use an algorithm, solve an equation, follow a step-by-step process, or interact with modern technology, you are touching a legacy that stretches back more than a thousand years. In Episode 64 of Chatting with Slava the Jordanian, Dr. Slava and Dr. Ihab travel back to 9th-century Baghdad to explore the extraordinary contributions of Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi, one of history’s most influential mathematical thinkers. Working during the Islamic Golden Age and ...