Ibn Alhazen is considered the ÒFather of
Optics.Ó He wrote the ÒBook of
OpticsÓ,
which correctly explained and proved the modern theory of vision.
His experiments on optics greatly influenced later scientists.
His experiments included ones on lenses,
mirrors, refraction, reflection, and the dispersion of light into its
constituent colors. He studied the
electromagnetic aspects of light, and argued that rays of light are streams of energy particles traveling in
straight lines.
History of Optics & Light Studies
Ibn
Alhazen
(965 – 1039)
Arab
Muslim Scientist
ÒFather of OpticsÓ