1001 Inventions

What do coffee beans, torpedoes, surgical scalpels, arches, and observatories all have in Common? Were Leonardo da Vinci's ideas about human flight original? Who devised the casing for pill capsules and where did Fibonacci learn to flex his mathematical fingers? Answers to all of these questions and more can be found in this book.1001 Inventions: Muslin Heritage in Our World presents a richly detailed overview of Muslim heritage, written to appeal to the everyday reader and to amaze and redefine many people's current assumptions of medieval times, their history, and their roots.This is an essential introduction to the great epoch of Muslim civilization. Readers now have access to one thousand years of missing history, covering medicine, technology, economics, civilization, the environment, and much more. From Spain to China, scholars of different genders, cultures, and faiths worked together to build upon the knowledge of ancient civilizations.1001 Inventions contains colorful pages of Muslim heritage filled with brilliant information accessible to all ages. Written by a team of internationally renowned experts and authors, the contributions were selected to give the reader reassurance and confidence that the facts presented in the book are from the most reliable and unbiased academic sources.