The Golden Age of Arabic science, a significant and eventful era in Arab history, is brought back to light after being deliberately obscured. It serves as a scientific, historical, intellectual, and political reference, immersing the reader, researcher, and academic in the atmosphere of the Middle Ages, when Arabic was the international language of science for over 700 years.

Theories, laws, and inventions in various fields of science, thought, and literature were introduced by scholars such as Al-Khwarizmi, Al-Biruni, Ibn Sina, Ibn al-Haytham, Ibn Hayyan, Al-Razi, Al-Farabi, Ibn Khaldun, Al-Jahiz, Omar Khayyam, and others. They achieved precedence over the West, which drew great inspiration from them and built upon their work. This book captures all of that, adding another dimension to these scientists with an engaging, novel-like style, highlighting their individual efforts and the almost miraculous successes they achieved despite the lack of resources and support.

A book by the Iraqi-born professor of theoretical physics, Jim Al-Khalili, which has gained widespread popularity in both the East and the West due to its elegant, intellectual, and enjoyable style. It has become a topic of conversation among readers everywhere, acclaimed by the most prominent critics and media figures worldwide.

• Publishing House: Al-Matbuat for Distribution and Publishing Company
• Number of Pages: 320
• Year of Publication: 2013
• ISBN: 9789953887388
• Cover Type: Softcover