Unknown inventors

UNKNOWN INVENTORS

BY

ABDUL AZIZ

Topics:

InventorNames of unknown inventorsDetails and work they didConclusionBibliography

Who is an inventor?

The first person to create a new item or different way of doing something.

They aren't people who just come up with a new idea.

They actually create a finished product or method of doing something.

Unknown inventors

Fatima Al Fihri Ismael Al Jazari Ibn HaythamMariam Al IjliyaYa’qub Al KindiAbul Qasim Al Zahrawi

UNIVERSITY OF QARAWIYYIN

Founded by Fatima Al Fihri in 859 AD.

It was the world's first academic degree granting institution of higher education.

Recognised by Guinness book of world records to be oldest continuously operating institution for higher learning.

THE ELEPHANT CLOCK

Built by Al Jazari (1136-1206). He is known as Father of Robotics.

He wrote” The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices” describing 100 mechanical devices.

The most significant aspect of al- Jazari's machines are the mechanisms, components, ideas, methods, and design features which they employ.

CAMERA OBSCURA

Ibn Haytham built the first pin hole camera.

Born in 965 AD he made significant contributions to the principles of optics,visual perception etc.

He used experimental evidence to check his theories, which was unusual for his time because physics before him was more like philosophy, without experiment

ASTROLABEMariam “Al Astrolabiya ” Al- Ijliya lived in the tenth

century in Aleppo, Syria.

Astrolabes were global positioning instruments that determine the position of the sun and planets, so they were used in the fields of astronomy, astrology and horoscopes

Ya'qub Al- Kindi was born in 801 AD, at Kufa, Baghdad.

Al Kindi was the first to identify and purify alcohol. Today, alcohol is used in hundreds of industrial processes.

He invented many methods to extract scents from flowers (essential oils) and ways to make

many enchanting perfumes.

PERFUMES

FATHER OF SURGERY

Abul Qasim Al Zahrawi was born in El-Zahra , northwest of Cordova, Andalusia.

He contributed many technological innovations, introduced 200 surgical instruments.

He pioneered the preparation of medicines by sublimation and distillation.

Conclusion

Even though many inventors are overlooked in the books,their everlasting contributions cannot be undermined.

It is a matter of regret that we do not enjoin them with other reputed inventors.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1001 inventions by muslims.

muslimheritage.com

Wikipedia