Author: Abdul Wahab

Ismail al-Jazari is best known as the first Arab mechanical engineer. He earned popularity for inventing machines. He was not only an engineer by his occupation but also an inventor, scientist, skilled worker of handmade designs, and mathematician. He worked on the concepts behind the moving parts of machines of […]

Al-Razi is best known for his role in medicine during the Golden Age of Islam. He worked mainly on diseases in children and elders, chemicals used in making medicine, and problems related to the eye. He also built a hospital in Rey, Tehran for curing patients of his native land. […]

Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen) is one of the most famous physicists who discovered many laws and theories in physics; especially in optics. His one of the most notable works proves that the human eyes see because of light falling on the eyes. The previous concept was that eyes emit certain radiations […]

Al-Khwarizmi is one of the most famous mathematicians, astronomers, and geologists at the time of the Golden Era of Muslims. He is also the inventor of many mathematical methods and a branch of math, called Algebra. Furthermore, he was the first to use decimals to express the fractions. Biography Muhammad […]

Al-Biruni (Al-Beruni) is known for his works on multiple fields. Apart from mathematics, he knew about planets and stars, languages, geography, cultures, and history. Besides, he was a keen traveler, therefore, he visited India and worked on its languages, religion, and people. His time is known as the Golden Age […]