1001 Inventions Exhibition - Interview with Prof. Al-Hassani

NOTE: This video is in Arabic.

Interview with Prof. Salim TS Al-Hassani by Al-Jazeera Children's TV. (Copyright Dunia Media). This is from the launch of the 1001 Inventions exhibition at the Glasgow Science Centre in 2007.

Rough Translation:
Professor Salim Al-Hassani introduces himself and welcomes viewers of the programme, and introduces the story of 1001 inventions and Muslim Heritage in our world. He starts by explaining how the astrolabe is one of the oldest mechanical computer which can give positions, directions and the time. Then he explained why the Western world uses "Arabic numerals" (0, 1, 2, 3 ... etc.) and how this came to the West via the Muslim world. He then discusses communication and how birds were used to deliver messages and the development of the encoding and decoding messages.

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1001 Inventions is a global educational initiative that promotes awareness of the scientific and cultural achievements of Muslim civilisation during the Middle Ages and how those contributions helped build the foundations of our modern world.

Working with worlds leading academics, 1001 Inventions engages with the public through educational media and interactive global exhibitions, in order to highlight the shared cultural and technological inheritance of humanity.

Launched in the United Kingdom in March 2006, 1001 Inventions has successfully educated more than a million people, promoted cross-cultural understanding and strengthened social cohesion.

1001 Inventions was created by the academic Foundation for Science, Technology and Civilisation (FSTC) with support from the British Government.

The 1001 Inventions touring exhibition will embark upon a global tour, starting at the London Science Museum in January 2010 and visiting major international cities over a four-year period.

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Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• 1001 Inventions
• Salim Al-Hassani
• Glasgow Science Centre
• Muslim Heritage
• Civilisation
• Science
• Culture
• History

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