Image of Aljazari taken from Muslim Heritage Youtube video Little is known about Al-Jazari, and most of that comes from the introduction to his Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices. He was named after the area in which he was born, al-Jazira—the traditional Arabic name for what was northern Mesopotamia and what is now [...]

The Elephant Clock was a medieval invention by Master Engineer Al-Jazari (11361206), consisting of a weight powered water clock in the form of an elephant. The various elements of the clock are in the housing on top of the elephant. They were designed to move and make a sound each half hour. A modern full-size [...]

Credit Photo:1001 Inventions Due to popular demand 1001 inventions exhibition, will continue it’s run at the California Science Center Since it launched in London in January 2010 the exhibition has attracted more than 2 million visitors President and CEO of California Science Center Mr Jeffrey N. Rudolph commented: “We are pleased to host 1001 Inventions [...]

Credit Image: 1001 Inventions Three school children visit a dusty library to research the story of ‘The Dark Ages’. What they find changes their world view dramatically as ingenious inventors and pioneers of science and culture are vividly brought to life. Starring Oscar-winning legend Sir Ben Kingsley in the role of The Librarian, this astounding [...]

Abu al-Qasim Khalaf ibn al-Abbas Al-Zahrawi Born in El-Zahra Spain 936 known in the West as Abulcasis He was an physician. He is considered the greatest medieval surgeon. He was descended from the Ansar Arab tribe who settled earlier in Spain. He lived most of his life in Córdoba until he passed away in 1013 [...]