750 - 1000 AD/ 131 - 391 AH Connection

750 - 1000 AD/ 131 - 391 AH Connection

The Islamic Golden Age is also the age of polymaths. Many scholars were never specialized in one field of study. For example Omar Khayyam was a fundamental and influential mathematician who contributed to the development of Algebra. However, his most famous work is a poetry book. al-Biruni was another polymath in this time period, he specialized in physics, mathematics, the natural sciences, astronomy, and other humanities topics. The lack of specialization contributed to the amount of advancement that was made in the time period.