I also want to point That there is no denying the fact that ZERO was a concpet from india and great mena like Aryabhatta and Bhaskra have contributed to Maths But this is such a small part of science, if it is viwed in isolation and exaggerated it is worse than a lie
See the views of the President of Mathematcial Association and the director of Standford Kieth devlin On why he thinks it is Islam which kickstarted science in his Guardina artcile http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/sciences/story/0,12243,786006,00.html
