1001 INVENTIONS - Science Museum Exhibition

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1001 Inventions Exhibition, Science Museum, London

DATES: 21 January till 25 April 2010 (temporary closure 25 Feb to 12 March 2010)
TIMES: 10am till 6pm every day. Entrance is FREE of charge.
LOCATION: Science Museum, Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London.

What is the secret behind the way we write numbers?
When did scientists first discover how we see?
Who drew the oldest surviving map showing America?
What is the hidden meaning of the Elephant Clock?

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You — Tue, 9 Feb 2010 - 17:36

Can I be not-a-fan of all this looking back?

To me it seems to be people nowadays trying to latch onto the glory of people in the past when we had to influence or impact on their decisions, views or lives.

Muslimah_Traveller — Tue, 9 Feb 2010 - 18:44

this is soo interesting i cant beleieve it was muslims that invented, to name a few, flying, shampoo, cofee beans--its amazing, i reali wna get the book but its a bit pricey for me atm lol.

im glad som1 put smat about it on ere, i wanted to but dint get round to it

here the website for any1 interested:

You — Tue, 9 Feb 2010 - 21:13

[quote=Muslimah_Traveller]...i cant believe it was muslims that invented ... cofee beans...[/quote]

I am quite sure this cannot be attributed to Muslims as an invention... (drinking coffee maybe, but inventing coffee beans? Lets leave that to God).

Muslimah_Traveller — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 - 16:19

God created coffee beans

Muslims found cofee beans
-it was an accidental discovery as in they thought they were cooking berries (but actually they were cokking coffee beans) they then drank it and realised it kept them awake, they then used it for early mourning prayers)

(btw they mentioned it on the 1001 muslim inventions programme)