While the knowledge of antiquity was lost in the Christian West, it was preserved and further developed by scholars from the East during the Middle Ages. Andalusia experienced a “Golden Age” under Arab rule, with Muslims, Christians, and Jews working together to advance science. With the reconquest of Spain, Europe gained access to this knowledge—the foundation for the scientific revolution. Harald Lesch traces its long history from Córdoba to Cambridge.
WRITER: Martin Carazo Mendez DIRECTOR: Leonard Claus CAMERA: Torbjörn Karvang, Thomas Bresinsky, Marvin Zimmermann, Aziz Lechgar EDITOR: Marie Wilbers SOUND: Guy Mertin MUSIC: Paul Rabiger COMMISSIONING EDITOR: Claudia Moroni (ZDF)