A Persian scholar finished a single math book in 9th century Baghdad that quietly became the foundation for every line of code running in the world today.

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A Persian scholar finished a single math book in 9th century Baghdad that quietly became the foundation for every line of code running in the world today.

His name was Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi. The book is called The Compendious Book on Calculation by Completion and Balancing.

Every time you say the word algebra, you are saying his book title. Every time someone says the word algorithm, they are saying his name. Both English words come from him. Both are Latin transliterations of Arabic and of his own identity. The man did not just contribute to mathematics. He named it.

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