“In fact, for a period stretching over seven hundred years, the international language of science was Arabic. For this was the language of the Qur'an, the holy book of Islam, and thus the official language of the vast Islamic Empire that, by the early eighth century CE, stretched from India to Spain.”
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Jim Al-Khalili
Jim Al-Khalili is a British physicist born on September 20, 1962. He is known for his research in quantum physics and quantum information science, particularly in the fields of quantum computing and quantum communication. Al-Khalili is renowned for his contributions to science communication, having authored several popular science books and served as a guest on various television and radio programs. more
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