Feature: Did the Arabs Really Invent the Number Zero?
Presenter: Ibrahim Cotran
Delivered: NYC on June 11, 2017
In this afikra feature, Ibrahim Cotran reveals what the Arabs contributed to early mathematics, and debunks all the myths which we have believed to be true regarding Arabs and numbers.
Sources & Future References
Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea by Charles Seife | Goodreads
The Nothing That Is: A Natural History of Zero by Robert M. Kaplan | Goodreads
The Compendious Book on Calculation by Completion and Balancing - Wikipedia
Note: All community presentations are prepared & presented by non-experts on the subject. They are sharing information in the hopes of spurring interest in that subject.
About Afikra Community Presentations
Delivered and prepared by afikra Community members, the presentation’s goal is to showcase the presenter’s curiosity and research, and share some knowledge on a topic related to the Arab world’s histories and cultures. The presentation is the culmination of the afikra coaching process to help identify a topic, find research, and develop the presentation. afikra presentations come in two forms, a long question-driven afikra Feature, and a short afikra FWD with the purpose of sharing something interesting.
