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I don't recall him being shorted in the history classes I have taken. I knew who he was, and what he did.
The Problem is that due to issues we have had between the northern European world, and the muslim word have caused a bunch of problems on the transfer of knowledge.
And indeed a few of his devices were "reinvented" by other people later.
The Muslims held the words knowledge for a long time. If it hadn't been for them, the dark ages would have been a much longer darker period I think.
Can you truly say they are making the most of their legacy? I don't think they are.
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Wrap me up in my old flying jacket,
And give me a joystick to hold, to hold,
And I'll soar once again o'er the trenches
And thus shall my exploits be told.
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