Algebra was invented by the Muslim mathematician Al-Khwarizmi
in the book he wrote in 820.
Algebra is the Arabic word (aljabr) for "equation", and the word "algorithm"
comes from the author's name, Al-Khwarizmi.
He is rightly known as "the father of Algebra".
[color=rgb(0, 0, 0)]A:[/color] The word "algebra" is named after the Arabic word "al-jabr" from the title of the book [al-KitÄb al-muḫtaá¹£ar fÄ« ḥisÄb al-ÄŸabr wa-l-muqÄbala' ,
(The book of Summary Concerning Calculating by Transposition and Reduction),
a book written by the Muslim mathematician, Muhammad ibn MÅ«sÄ al-KhwÄrizmÄ« in 820.
The word Al-Jabr means "reunion. In fact, many ancient civilizations developed some sort of algebraic methods of solving problems,
as far back as the Babylonians, Diophantus of Alexandria :
and the Indian mathematicians such as Brahmagupta, :tongue:
but Al-Khwarizmi is considered by many to be the "father of algebra" because some of his techniques on solving quadratic equations are still in use today.