1001 Inventions: Discover the Muslim Heritage in Our World - Science Museum, London
1001 Inventions is a global educational initiative that promotes awareness of the scientific and cultural achievements of Muslim civilisation during the Middle Ages and how those contributions helped build the foundations of our modern world.
1st Jan 2010
1001 Inventions was created by the academic Foundation for Science, Technology and Civilisation (FSTC) with support and funding from the British Government’s Home Office and Foreign and Commonwealth Office.Working with world’s leading academics, 1001 Inventions engages with the public through educational media and interactive global exhibitions, in order to highlight the shared cultural and technological inheritance of humanity.
In response to international demand for 1001 Inventions, a new state-of-the-art interactive exhibition will launch in January 2010 at the Science Museum in London. This new campaign, organised in association with the Jameel Foundation, will take the initiative around the world for a four year tour.
Launched in the United Kingdom in March 2006, 1001 Inventions has successfully educated more than a million people, promoted cross-cultural understanding and strengthened social cohesion.
The Exhibition has graced the UK Houses of Parliament (in October 2008), which was exclusively for Ministers, Peers, MPs and parliamentary staff. In addition, the exhibition has been displayed at the European Parliament and at the United Nations in New York.
The unique content of the exhibition is designed to generate awareness and appreciation of the scientific discoveries that occurred in Muslim civilisation over a time-span of 1000 years. The lasting legacy of inventiveness and scholarship, by people of many faiths working within the Muslim world, still serves as a beacon to inspire and motivate young people around the world.
Behold the 9th Century flying machine of Abbas ibn Firnas.
Examine al-Zahrawi’s surgical instruments that still exist in operating theatres today!
Probably the most important discovery made by Jabir ibn Hayyan, find out what it has brought us.
See al-Jazari’s water powered scribe clock brought back to life after 800 years.
The exhibition includes over 40 interactive, sensory and static exhibits. Explore the seven different zones to discover these: home, school, market, hospital, town, world and universe.
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