Mathmatician Hossein writes: "The introduction of zero into the decimal system in the thirteenth century was the most significant achievement in the development of a number system, in which calculation with large numbers became feasible. Without the notation of zero, the...modeling processes of commerce, astronomy, physics, chemistry and industry would have been unthinkable. The lack of such a symbol is one of the serious drawbacks in the Roman numeral system.
The Indian concept of zero spread to the Arabs, Europeans, and Chinese, and changed the world. In 655 A.D. , the mayan civilization in Central America developed the number zero, but it's achievement did not seem to influence other peoples.
