What was al-khwarizmi famous for
Interesting facts about al-khwarizmi.
Al-Khwarizmi is one of the most famous mathematicians, astronomers, and geologists at the time of the Golden Era of Muslims. He is also the inventor of many mathematical methods and a branch of math, called Algebra.
Where was muhammad ibn musa al-khwarizmi born
Furthermore, he was the first to use decimals to express the fractions.
Biography
Muhammad Ibn Musa Al-Khwarizmi, nicknamed Al-Khwarizmi, belongs to a Persian family from Khorasan – now located in Uzbekistan.
The exact date of his birth is not clear, but it is normally considered to be 780 CE. There is very little information about his early life, but it is clear that he was one of the brilliant students in Baghdad, Iraq.
Baghdad was the city of knowledge at the time of the Golden Era of Muslims.
There was a large institute in Baghdad at the time of Al-Khwarizmi, called Dar al-Hikmah (The House of Wisdom). Al-Khwarizmi was one of the many researchers working in the House of Wisdom as a mathematician, geologist, and astronomer.
The ruler of Baghdad at that time was Cal