Learnt that many notable discoveries and inventions currently attributed to Western scientists were in fact, first made by Muslim scholars. Also emphasizes how Muslims worked harmoniously alongside people of different faiths and races across Europe, Asia and Africa and contributed extensively to Science and medicine.
Here's the Highlights
The Pioneers of Flight
Over a thousand years ago, in front of a crowd on a hill near Cordoba, Spain, Abbas Bin Firnas climbed into the harness of his glider, launched himself into the air and flew across the Spanish countryside. He was the first aviator, 1 000 years before Otto Lilienthal in Germany
The Explorers
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Trade runs deep in the blood of Islam. Explore the rich history of their nomadic and trading society, where travel and exploration was fundamental to the Arab way of life. Follow these explorers through the World Floor Map and Interactive AV Game of Ibn Battuta
Medicine
Muslim physicians were one of the pioneers for modern medicine. Explore the rich history from the building of the first sophisticated hospital, the inventing of surgical instruments and procedures to the huge strides made by these scholars in understanding how the human body works!
Astronomy
Astronomy was vital for Islamic society in the Golden Ages; find out how it helped established the direction of Makkah (Mecca), the time for prayer and Ramadan and the seasons for planting crops.
Adapted from http://www.science.edu.sg/exhibitions/Pages/SultansofScience.aspx
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