Al-Khwarizmi
Early in the 9th century, there lived an outstanding Persian mathematician called Muhammad Al-Khwarizmi. He oversaw the translation of the major Greek and Indian mathematical and astronomical books, and produced original work which had a lasting influence on the advance on Persian, and later, European mathematics.
The word "algorithm" is derived from the Latinization of his name, and the word "algebra" is derived from the Latinization of "al-jabr", part of the title of his most famous book, in which he introduced the fundamental algebraic methods and techniques for solving equations. His most important contribution to mathematics was his strong advocacy of the Indian numerical system. The Indian numerals 1 - 9 and 0 - which have since become known as Indo-Arabic numerals - were soon adopted by the entire Islamic world.
Later, when Al- Khwarizmi's works were translated into Latin, they would be adopted throughout Europe as well.
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