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Alhazen
Latinized name of Ibn al-Haytham
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Ibn al-Haytham, also known as Alhazen in the West, was one of the most important scientists of the Islamic Golden Age. He was born in Basra, Iraq, in 965 CE and spent most of his productive period in Cairo. He is considered the 'Father of Modern Optics' for his revolutionary work on vision and light. His most influential work, Kitab al-Manazir (Book of Optics), correctly explained vision as the result of light entering the eye and laid the foundation for the scientific method.
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Ibn al-Haytham
Ibn al-Haytham, also known as Alhazen in the West, was one of the most important scientists of the Islamic Golden Age. He was born in Basra, Iraq, in 965 CE and spent most of his productive period in Cairo. He is considered the 'Father of Modern Optics' for his revolutionary work on vision and light. His most influential work, Kitab al-Manazir (Book of Optics), correctly explained vision as the result of light entering the eye and laid the foundation for the scientific method.
ابن الہیثم
ابن الہیثم، جنہیں مغرب میں الحازن کے نام سے جانا جاتا ہے، اسلامی سنہری دور کے سب سے اہم سائنسدانوں میں سے تھے۔ وہ 965ء میں عراق کے شہر بصرہ میں پیدا ہوئے اور اپنی زندگی کا زیادہ تر حصہ قاہرہ میں گزارا۔ انہیں 'جدید بصریات کا باپ' کہا جاتا ہے۔ ان کی مشہور تصنیف 'کتاب المناظر' نے بصارت کے بارے میں انقلابی نظریہ پیش کیا۔
ابْن الهَيْثَم
ابن الهيثم، المعروف في الغرب باسم الحازن، هو أحد أهم علماء العصر الذهبي الإسلامي. ولد في البصرة، العراق عام 965 م. يُعتبر 'أبو البصريات الحديثة'. كتابه 'كتاب المناظر' شرح الرؤية بشكل صحيح على أنها نتيجة دخول الضوء إلى العين.
Optics and Physics
Arab scientist (965-1040 CE), known as the 'Father of Modern Optics'. His Book of Optics laid the foundation for the scientific method and influenced later scientists like Kepler and Descartes.
Era: 965-1040 CE
Father of modern optics, pioneer of the scientific method, explained vision as intromission of light, wrote Book of Optics.
Ibn al-Haytham is the name of a great Muslim scientist, making it a permissible and honorable name.
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