Algebra, derived from the Arabic word al-jabr = the reunion of broken parts, was coined by the
Persian mathematician and astonomer Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi (780-850),
who is also considered 'the father of modern algebra'.
Algebra, the mathmatical manipulation of setting sides equal to one another,
to balance and thereby find the missing part, to 'reunite and make whole',
has its roots in ancient Egypt and Babylon. Modern day applications include literally everything.
