jan 17, 825 - Al-Kwarizmi

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Al-Kwarizmi was a Persian mathmetician during the Islamic Golden Age. His work in algebra, trigonometry, and astronomy inspired the use of the algorithm in mathematics.

His work is on this list because his popularization of mathematics during this time prompted his ideas to be spread to Europe and East Asia, his advancements later affected mathematics, and the algorithm itself defines computer science.

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