George Saliba is one of the leading authorities on this subject. Currently, Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies at the University of Columbia, New York, Saliba has written extensively and spoken frequently on the topic with passion as well as critical academic scholarship. He is a recipient of a number of awards and honors, including the History of Science Prize given by the Third World Academy of Science in 1993, and the History of Astronomy Prize in 1996 from the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Science.
George Saliba is one of the leading authorities on this subject. Currently, Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies at the University of Columbia, New York, Saliba has written extensively and spoken frequently on the topic with passion as well as critical academic scholarship. He is a recipient of a number of awards and honors, including the History of Science Prize given by the Third World Academy of Science in 1993, and the History of Astronomy Prize in 1996 from the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Science. He is author of the books: “The Origin and Development of Arabic Scientific Thought” (Arabic, 1998), “A History of Arabic Astronomy: Planetary Theories During the Golden Age of Islam” (1994), “The Arts of Fire : Islamic Influences on Glass and Ceramics of the Italian Renaissance” (2004), “The Crisis of the Abbasid Caliphate” (1985), “Planispheric astrolabes from the National Museum of American History” (1984) and “Islamic Science in the Making of the European Renaissance” (2007). He is also an inspiring and motivating speaker.