1001 Inventions

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1001 Inventions (ger .: 1001 Inventions ) is an international educational project, the History of Science and Technology of the Muslim civilization in the Islamic Golden Age is dedicated. The project advertises both online and through the traditional publication of printed works, with films and with stationary and traveling exhibitions. The 1001 Inventions project was founded by the Manchester -based Foundation for Science, Technology and Civilization (FSTC).

history

In 2006, 1001 Inventions was launched with a traveling exhibition at the Manchester Museum of Science and Industry and a companion book. This first exhibition then went on tour in the UK, with stops in the Birmingham Thinktank, Glasgow Science Center, National Museum Cardiff and Museum of Croydon.

The same traveling exhibition has also been shown at the British Parliament in London, the European Parliament in Brussels and the United Nations in New York.

International tour

In January 2010, 1001 Inventions launched a new and larger traveling exhibition at the Science Museum in London. Before it was opened to the public, the entire contents of the exhibition were reviewed by an independent panel of history experts. The exhibition attracted more than 400,000 visitors during its five-month period at the London Science Museum. It was also visited by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during its runtime in London, who then expressed the wish to exhibit the exhibition in Istanbul during the fasting month of Ramadan that same year.

In August 2010, the 1001 inventions traveling exhibition was opened in Istanbul's Sultanahmet Square. The exhibition ran for seven weeks and during that time it attracted more than 400,000 visitors. It was also well received by local and national politicians as well as by the Turkish media.

In December 2010, the 1001 inventions touring exhibition opened for a period of five months in the New York Hall of Science. It ended in New York on April 27, 2011 with 250,000 visitors.

On May 27, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton opened the touring 1001 inventions exhibition at the California Science Center in Los Angeles . The exhibition ended on March 11, 2012 with more than 500,000 visitors.

On August 3, 2012, the 1001 Inventions Traveling Exhibition opened at the National Geographic Museum in Washington DC

As part of the Berlin Science Week in November 2017, the exhibition “Ibn al-Haytham - The Man Who Discovered How We See” was presented by 1001 inventions. This was by Sonja Brentjes accused however "simplistic glorification".

Awards

In May 2011, the 1001 inventions touring exhibition received the award for Best Temporary / Touring Exhibition 2011 at the annual Museums and Heritage Awards in London. 1001 Inventions of the Library of the Secret is an internationally acclaimed educational film starring Sir Ben Kingsley . The film is an integral part of the 1001 inventions traveling exhibition.

support

The project has received support, praise and recognition from politicians and executives. Prince Charles wrote the foreword to the last edition of the 1001 Inventions book published by National Geographic. In this foreword he explains: "I am delighted to see the success of the 1001 Inventions initiative, which presents and praises many scientific, technological and humanitarian developments between the Islamic world and the West."

Academic overview and criticism

1001 Inventions is overseen by the Science, Technology, and Civilization Foundation, an international network for academics, mainly science historians. Before the 1001 Inventions exhibition opened at the London Science Museum, the content of the exhibition was reviewed and approved by the host. According to academic standards, 1001 Inventions provides a full list of citations for all historical statements made in their books and exhibitions, as well as a full academic bibliography - also online.

However, Edward Rothstein in the New York Times describes the performance of the 1001 Inventions exhibition in the New York Hall of Science in December 2010 as a "serious problem" with the remark that "the aim of the advertising is obvious with every chart". He said that "some statements go far beyond the evidence ... and some allegations are simply not correct." In response, the "Foundation for Science, Technology and Civilization" published a comprehensive counter-written with academic quotations, which Rothstein accused of "wrongly himself." to be seen as experts ”. The criticism of the insufficient sources to prove the aforementioned achievements of Muslim civilization was renewed by science historians in 2016.

literature

  • "1001 Distortions: How Not to Narrate History of Science, Medicine, and Technology in Non-Western Cultures" (Ergon 2016)

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Chairman, Foundation for Science, Technology and Civilization . Fstc.org.uk. Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  2. ^ Exhibition at United Nations - 1001 Inventions website . 1001inventions.com. November 13, 2008. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  3. ↑ Barbara Ferguson: Arab News article about 1001 Inventions . Arabnews.com. Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  4. ↑ Richard Friebe: The false transfiguration of the scholar Ibn al-Haytham Tagesspiegel from October 28, 2017, accessed on October 28, 2017
  5. ^ The Library of Secrets . 1001inventions.com. May 27, 2011. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  6. ^ The Prince of Wales Supports 1001 Invention . May 10, 2012. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
  7. ↑ Rebuttal by the Foundation for Science Technology and Civilization to "A Golden Age in Science, Full of Light and Shadow" by Edward Rothstein . In: FSTC website , December 7, 2010. Retrieved September 16, 2012. 
  8. ^ Sonja Brentjes, Taner Edis and Lutz Richter-Bernburg (eds): 1001 Distortions. How (Not) to Narrate History of Science, Medicine, and Technology in Non-Western Cultures. (Bibliotheca Academica. Oriental Studies.) 278 pp. Würzburg: Ergon Verlag , 2016. ISBN 978-3-95650-169-2