Who is the "Father of Algebra"?

peasypod

Diophantus. http://www.math.wichita.edu/history/men/diophantus.html Jul 28 04, 8:54 PM

JaredL

The Persian mathematician Muhammad al-khwarizmi. NOTE: Al-Khwarizmi's algebra is regarded as the foundation and cornerstone of the sciences. In a sense, al-Khwarizmi is more entitled to be called "the father of algebra" than Diophantus because al-Khwarizmi is the first to teach algebra in an elementary form and for its own sake, while Diophantus is primarily concerned with the theory of numbers. http://www.stetson.edu/~efriedma/periodictable/html/Am.html [Link and NOTE added -- Zb] Jul 04 08, 3:44 AM

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"It is Diophantus of Alexandria to whom the title the "father of algebra" is often applied. But some claim that the title should be shared with the Persian mathematician Muhammad ibn Mûsâ al-Khwârizmî." http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Who_is_the_father_of_algebra Dec 19 08, 12:00 PM

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