1001 Muslim Inventions

This is an absolute must-have in your home library ; for both children and adults alike. The contribution of Muslims to the world sciences is seldom a topic of learning among our youth & has to take priority.

We often think that people from a thousand years ago were living in the Dark Ages. But from the 7th century onwards in Muslim civilization, there were amazing advances and inventions that still influence our everyday lives.

People living in the Muslim world saw what the Egyptians, Chinese, Indians, Greeks and Romans had discovered and spent the next one thousand years adding new developments and ideas. Inventors created marvels like the elephant water clock, explorers drew detailed maps of the world, women made scientific breakthroughs and founded universities, architects built huge domes larger than anywhere else on earth. Astronomers mapped the stars and so much more! This book takes the winning formula of facts, photos and fun, for all age groups.

Each page is packed with information on this little-known history, but also shows how it still applies to our world today.