Fred Ramen

Presents the life and times of the Muslim physician and surgeon Albucasis.

Renowned Muslim Surgeon of the Tenth Century

Albucasis (Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi)

Examines the microscopic world of the parasites that cause sleeping sickness and explains the origin of tropical diseases and their history.

Sleeping Sickness and Other Parasitic Tropical Diseases

Bridget Lim

Albucasis was born near Córdoba in al-Andalus, the center of a flourishing culture of science and philosophy. There, the two disciplines often complimented one another as traditional Islamic theology and law were embraced alongside the secular sciences. Among the many Islamic physicians and scientists who advanced medical science in their lifetimes, Albucasis would codify the art of surgery in an encyclopedic work, al-Tasrif, that it is still read today. His story is intimately connected to the history of Islam and how Muslims preserved the knowledge of the old Roman world, information that Europe would not rediscover for another four hundred years.

The Father of Modern Surgery

Albucasis

Examines the history, rules, and strategy of basketball.

Rules, Tips, Strategy, and Safety

Basketball

Chronicles the history of Native Americans before the arrival of Columbus, with an emphasis on presenting maps from the period.

A Historical Atlas of North America Before Columbus

Explains how the Constitution and Bill of Rights came to exist, how they laid out the rights of those accused of committing a crime, and how the Supreme Court has interpreted these rights since then.

The Rights of the Accused

Traces the life of Hitler's favorite architect and former minister of production for all of Germany, who remains a controversial figure even after his death.

Fred Ramen

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