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Early Islamic Science/Medicine

By Arianna F., Kevin P. and Gilberto O.

Early Islamic Medicine and Science Pioneers

Al-Razi
Ibn Sina
Al-Zahrawi
Ammar Al-Mawsili
Ibn Al-Nafis
Al-jazari
Al-Idrisi
Ibn Firnas

Al-Razi

Al-Razi was born on 854 in Ray, Iran and died on 925 or 935 in Rayy, Iran. Al-Razi was a famous Persian polymath. Physician, philosopher and a important figure to the history of medicine. (Al-Razi lived in the 9th and 10th century). He made a lot of contractions towards medicine, among other things in over two-hundred documents and books still used today. He also had to compare smallpox and measles, he identified that they two weren’t the same diseases but different ones. (Before he identified they were different diseases people use to get them confuse and think they were the same disease). His most famous to be known for was his encyclopedia of medicine that was in nine different volumes. Years later his encyclopedia influence the course of medicine.

Ibn Sina

Ibn Sina more formally known as Avicenna was born on August 22, 980 AD in Afshona, Uzbekistan and died on June 21, 1037 in Hamadan, Iran. Ibn Sina was one of the most famous Persian polymath (also known as a physician, astronomer of the Golden Age and is decided as the father of early modern medicine) for his book called “The Canon of Medicine” (this book is still influencing medicine today) describing diseases in experiments and how they can spread with over a thousands words containing in the book. He also wrote other books about medicine that are still used today they are, “The book of Healing”, “On The Science About The Pulse”, “Canon Of Medicine Vol.3 Special Pathologics” and much more books that are still used today.

Al-Zahrawi

Al-Zahrawi was born on 936 AD in Medina Azahara, Spain and died on 1013 in Cordoba, Spain. Al-Zahrawi is decided as the father of surgery. The reason is because he was one of the best physician. Al-Zahrawi wrote book called Al-Tasrif which is an illustrated encyclopedia of medicine and surgery with over 200 surgical instruments that are described and illustrated, which is still used today in hospitals. He also used cat gun for stitching wounds and plaster for setting broken bones, these practices are still used even a thousand years later.

Ammar Al-Mawsili

Ammar Al-Mawsili was born in 996 and died in 1020. Ammar Al-Mawsili wrote a book called “Book of Choices In The Treatment Of Eye Diseases” in 1010 AD that explain the procedure of cataract operations to cure eye diseases. He was the inventor of the cataract operation by using suction and a hollow needle. He was to achieve this operation successfully and the first inventor.

Ibn Al-Nafis

Ibn Al-Nafis was born in Damascus in 1213 and died in 1288 in Egypt. He was a physician who was known for first describing the pulmonary circulation of the blood. In the 20th century his work that he wrote down in documents were brought back to life for study.

Al-Jazari

Al-Jazari was born on 1136 in Cizre, Turkey and died on 1206 in Turkey. Al-Jazari was a polymath, Islamic scholar, artisan, mechanical engineer, and inventor . He invented the elephant clock. He is best known for his book called “The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices”. In this book he writes about all of devices that he built on his own. His most famous invention, is his 22 feet high elephant clock that he built in 1206. Al-Jazari drawn his elephant clock from older Indian clocks, inspired by Han Chinese clocks. The elephant clock consists of a weight that is powered by a water clock formed to look like a elephant. The timing of this gigantic machine is base on a water-filled bucket hidden inside of the humanoid elephant. He made many more all different kinds of clocks before he died.

Al-Idrisi

Al-Idrisi was born in 1099 in Spain died in 1165 in Spain. He was a geographer, cartographer and an Egyptologist. He wrote a book called “the Pleasure Excursion of One Who Is Eager To Traverse The Regions Of the World”. His book is known as one of the greatest medieval geography. Al-Idrisi traced his lineages back to the prophet of Muhammad.

Ibn Firnas

Ibn Firnas was born in 810 in Spain and died in 887 in Spain. He was a polymath. He is known as the father of the flying machine. There is a carter on the moon named after him. At 65 years old Ibn Firnas became known for his famous accept at building and flying a hang glider off of the side of a mountain. He was airborne for several minutes, until he landed and injured his back.

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