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First episode date
  
5 January 2009

Language
  
English

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Network
  
BBC Four

Cast
  
Jim Al-Khalili

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Science and Islam (2009) is a three-part BBC documentary about the history of science in medieval Islamic civilization presented by Jim Al-Khalili. The series is accompanied by the book Science and Islam: A History written by Ehsan Masood.

Contents

Episodes

  1. "The Language of Science"
  2. "The Empire of Reason"
  3. "The Power of Doubt"

Interviews

The documentary contains several short segments with scientists and historians of science:

  • George Saliba
  • Simon Schaffer
  • Peter Pormann (medicine)
  • Amira K. Bennison
  • Okasha El Daly (egyptology)
  • Ian Stewart (algebra)
  • Nader El-Bizri

    • References

    Science and Islam (documentary) Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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