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Message: <blockquote data-quote="hydfun" data-source="post: 3749438" data-attributes="member: 105037">" Physicist Jim Al-Khalili travels through Syria, Iran, Tunisia and Spain to tell the story of the great leap in scientific knowledge that took place in the Islamic world between the 8th and 14th centuries. Its legacy is tangible, with terms like algebra, algorithm and alkali all being Arabic in origin and at the very heart of modern science - there would be no modern mathematics or physics without algebra, no computers without algorithms and no chemistry without alkalis. For Baghdad-born Al-Khalili this is also a personal journey and on his travels he uncovers a diverse and outward-looking culture, fascinated by learning and obsessed with science. From the great mathematician Al-Khwarizmi, who did much to establish the mathematical tradition we now know as algebra, to Ibn Sina, a pioneer of early medicine whose Canon of Medicine was still in use as recently as the 19th century, he pieces together a remarkable story of the often-overlooked achievements of the early medieval Islamic scientists. Professor Jim Al-Khalili presents Science and Islam on BBC Four at 2100GMT on Monday 5, 12 & 19 January.  " For those of you who do not have the channel BBC4, for whatever reason then you can watch the episode on BBC iPlayer the day after. <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/" target="_blank">http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/</a> (I'm not sure if this service is available to UK internet users only though.) For the article related to this series: <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7810846.stm" target="_blank">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7810846.stm</a> </blockquote>

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