1001 Inventions: Muslim Heritage in Our World
Salim T. S. Al-Hassani
ISBN 10: 0955242614 ISBN 13: 9780955242618
Verlag: FSTC, 2011
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2nd edition. 376 pages. 10.50x10.00x1.25 inches. In Stock. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 0955242614
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What do coffee beans, torpedoes, surgical scalpels, arches, and observatories all have in Common? Were Leonardo da Vinci's ideas about human flight original? Who devised the casing for pill capsules and where did Fibonacci learn to flex his mathematical fingers? Answers to all of these questions and more can be found in this book.1001 Inventions: Muslin Heritage in Our World presents a richly detailed overview of Muslim heritage, written to appeal to the everyday reader and to amaze and redefine many people's current assumptions of medieval times, their history, and their roots.This is an essential introduction to the great epoch of Muslim civilization. Readers now have access to one thousand years of missing history, covering medicine, technology, economics, civilization, the environment, and much more. From Spain to China, scholars of different genders, cultures, and faiths worked together to build upon the knowledge of ancient civilizations.1001 Inventions contains colorful pages of Muslim heritage filled with brilliant information accessible to all ages. Written by a team of internationally renowned experts and authors, the contributions were selected to give the reader reassurance and confidence that the facts presented in the book are from the most reliable and unbiased academic sources.
Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:
Professor Salim T S Al-Hassani is Emeritus Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Professorial Fellow at the School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures, University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. Since 1968, Professor Al-Hassani, has published over 200 papers in international journals and books. He has supervised 40 PhD, 50 MSc students and numerous post-doctoral Fellows from all parts of the world. In 2009 he was awarded an honorary fellowship of the British Science Association.
He is actively involved in philanthropy and has spent over fifty years championing education and cross cultural dialogue. His personal passion is the study of the contributions made by early Muslim Civilisation in helping to create the foundations of modern science and technology. Professor Al-Hassani is a renowned and powerful public speaker on this subject.
In 1999, Professor Al-Hassani founded and continues to be the Chairman of the Foundation for Science, Technology and Civilisation (FSTC); a not-for-profit academic organisation based in the United Kingdom that is supported by a large global network of historians of science. He is also Chairman of the global block buster initiative known as '1001 Inventions' - a highly successful public engagement project with touring interactive science exhibitions, films, books and educational products.
He is actively involved in philanthropy and has spent over fifty years championing education and cross cultural dialogue. His personal passion is the study of the contributions made by early Muslim Civilisation in helping to create the foundations of modern science and technology. Professor Al-Hassani is a renowned and powerful public speaker on this subject.
In 1999, Professor Al-Hassani founded and continues to be the Chairman of the Foundation for Science, Technology and Civilisation (FSTC); a not-for-profit academic organisation based in the United Kingdom that is supported by a large global network of historians of science. He is also Chairman of the global block buster initiative known as '1001 Inventions' - a highly successful public engagement project with touring interactive science exhibitions, films, books and educational products.
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Titel: 1001 Inventions: Muslim Heritage in Our World
Verlag: FSTC
Erscheinungsdatum: 2011
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Brand New
Auflage: 2. Auflage