Hasan Ibn al-Haytham was a Mesopotamian (today, Mesopotamia occupies modern Iraq) mathematician, astronomer, and physici…
Hasan Ibn al-Haytham was a Mesopotamian (today, Mesopotamia occupies modern Iraq) mathematician, astronomer, and physicist of the Islamic Golden Age. Referred to as “The Father of Modern Optics”, he made significant contributions to the principles of optics and visual perception in particular. His most influential work is titled Kitab al-Manazir, written during 1011–1021, which survived … Read more
