More than 15,000 people visited the 1001 Inventions exhibition during its first week at the Science Museum here to view highlights of the scientific heritage the world has inherited from Muslim civilization. In cooperation with Abdul Latif Jameel International Foundation, a program of Abdul Latif Jameel Community Services Programs (ALJCSP), the museum is hosting the exhibition under the theme “Discover the Muslim heritage in our world”. Engineer Mohammed Abdul Latif Jameel, President of ALJCSP, visited the exhibition recently, where he was received by Professor Saleem Al-Hosany, author of the book “1001 Inventions” and Chairman of the Science, Technology and Civilization Foundation, and Lord William Woodchef, President of Scientific Museums in London. Engineer Jameel toured the exhibition, where he received information about the inventions on display and participated in some of the interactive games. In addition, he viewed a documentary film specially produced for the exhibition, staring Oscar award winning actor Sir Ben Kingsley. The exhibition displays 1000 years of Muslim science and technology. In addition, it sheds light on the scientific heritage of the Muslim civilization and its contribution to scientific development in the world. The 1000-square-meter exhibition encompasses diversified collections of items that highlight the role of Muslim scientists and their contributions to medicine, astronomy, engineering, geography and other fields of science. Inventions are categorized in seven areas, namely, house, school, hospital, markets, city, earth and universe. The exhibition uses the latest IT techniques and interactive educational games, and highlights the role of women in science, as well as the role of non-Muslim scientists who contributed to the Muslim civilization. The exhibition shows how Muslims maintained the scientific and industrial heritage of Chinese, Indian, Greek and Egyptian civilizations, and how they created a new and different civilization.
