who are the mathematician who contributed algebra?

Answer 1

"The origins of algebra can be traced to the ancient Babylonians,[1] who developed an advanced arithmetical system with which they were able to do calculations in an algebraic fashion. With the use of this system they were able to apply formulas and calculate solutions for unknown values for a class of problems typically solved today by using linear equations, quadratic equations, and indeterminate linear equations."

"[1] Struik, Dirk J. (1987). A Concise History of Mathematics. New York: Dover Publications."

Answer 2

The word algebra is a Latin variant of the Arabic word al-jabr. This came from the title of a book, Hidab al-jabr wal-muqubala, written in Baghdad about 825 A.D. by the Arab mathematician Mohammed ibn-Musa al-Khowarizmi.

Answer 3

The following site provides a good answer to your question. http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/newton/askasci/1995/math/MATH010.HTM

The author states:
"No one person appears to have invented algebra in all its complexity and glory. Instead, it appears to have sort of "grown up." Western Europeans learned their algebra from the works of the Persian mathematician Muhammed ibn Musa al-Khowarizmi. The word, algebra, is a corruption of al-jabr which is
part of the title of his treatise, Hisab al-jabr w'al muqabalah which meanssomething like, "the science of reunion and reduction." It is pretty clear that the Persians got some of these ideas from earlier work of the Babylonians,Egyptians, Chinese, Hindus, and who knows else."

Answer 4

Abel and Galois made big contributions in the 1800s