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Islam and Science - Religious Orthodoxy and the Battle for Rationality (book)
Authored by Pervez Hoodbhoy with foreword by Abdus Salam. Published 1991 by ZED Books, London. This book traces the rise of science in Muslim civilization and its achievements, the rise of anti-science orthodoxy, the present state of science in Muslim countries, analyzes attitudes towards science, and debunks attempts to create a faith-based science. This book has been translated into 8 languages.
Science and the Islamic World - the Quest for Rapprochement (essay)
Internal causes led to the decline of Islam's scientific greatness long before the age of mercantile imperialism. To contribute once again Muslims must introspect and ask what went wrong. Article commissioned by Physics Today (2007).
Science in the Modern Muslim World
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Muslim World (1995)
Why Did The Scientific Revolution Not Happen In Islam (essay)
Chapter from Islam and Science book.
Islam and Science - Pervez Hoodbhoy at the University of Birmingham (video)
Public lecture in Poynting Physics Building, October 10, 2023.
Conflict Between Religion And Science (video)
Short clips from a lecture at The Black Hole.
Rise and Fall of Muslims in Science (video)
Invited lecture at Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University (Hyderabad Deccan) January 7, 2016. The original title was "Big Bang Origin of the Universe" but it was changed upon the vice-chancellor's request.
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Big Issues
B2
B3
Physics& Math
Calculus
Probability
Special Relativity
Waves & Oscillations
Quantum Mechanics
Instanton Physics
Thermodynamics
Nuclear Matters
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