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