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Hasan Ibn al-Haytham
(Latinized as Alhazen)
Mathematician, astronomer, and physicist. Born c. 965 in Basra - Died c. 1040 in Cairo. Ibn al Haytham has been called "the father of modern optics", for his significant theories and foundational principles of optics and visual perception. His most famous work is the seven-volume Kitāb al-Manāẓir (Book of Optics), written 1011 – 1021.
The conceptual framework of the Public Art Programme of Expo2020 Dubai takes inspiration from the Book of Optics.
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