Chatting With Slava The Jordanian

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

Chatting With Slava The Jordanian

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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 ...

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