Who is the creator of algebra?

Credit is usually given to either Diophantus (3rd century AD, Alexandria) or Muhammed al-Khwarizmi (c. 780-850, Baghdad - though born in the region of Khwarizm in what was northern Persia). Al-Khwarizmi gives us the word "algebra" from his book Al... read more

[[RUBATO]]In the context where [&algebra&] is identified with the theory of equations\, the Greek mathematician Diophantus has traditionally been known as the"father of [&algebra&]" but in more recent times there is much debate over whether al-Khwarizmi\, who founded the discipline of al-jabr\, deserves that title instead. read more

Credit is usually given to either Diophantus (3rd century AD, Alexandria) or Muhammed al-Khwarizmi (c. 780-850, Baghdad - though born in the region of Khwarizm in what was northern Persia). Al-Khwarizmi gives us the word"algebra" from his book Al-kitab al-muhtasar fi hisab al-Jabr wa-l-muqabala. read more

Algebra was the inventor of Al-Khwarizmi, who was a Muslim mathematician living in 820 A.D. He is named as “the father of Algebra”. He composed a book, which exhibited the origins of Algebra via quandaries as well as equations. Without his influential effort, algebra may not have been originated as it was. read more