Profiles the life and work of a devout Muslim who was the first to hypothesize that vision occurs when light beams travel through the lens of a human eye.
During the golden age of science, knowledge, and invention in Muslim civilization, Ibn al-Haytham discovered how we see. His discoveries set the stage for the methods we now know as the scientific process.
During the golden age of Muslim inventions, Ibn al-Haytham, discovered how we see - and set the stage for the method we now know as the scientific process.
An introduction to the life of Ibn al-Haytham, a pioneer in several scientific and mathematical fields who lived from approximately 950 to 1040, describing his groundbreaking work and lasting influence on modern science and mathematics.