Science & Technology
Throughout history, the Persian empire excelled in many fields of science and technology and were way ahead of there time. The Persians discovered and invented many things which were either based off of previous models or research from civilizations from the past or developed models and research which were used by other civilizations and also in today’s society as well (Mirrazavi).
Many scientific theories and models proposed by scientists recently or today were ideas developed by Persians with a possibility only using the naked eye (Mirrazavi). These theories and models include the heliocentric model of the solar system, finite speed of light, gravity and etc (Mirrazavi).
The technology developed by Persian engineers was very advanced at the time. Their engineers had developed a Qanat (a water management system used for irrigation) (Mirrazavi). They were also said to have developed the first batteries which were either used medicinally used for electroplating (Mirrazavi). Persian engineers also developed a more advanced wind-power machine, which was based off the early Babylonian model, for irrigation (Mirrazavi).
The Persian Empire also made a grieve contribution to recent day mathematics. In the 12th century, Muhammad Ibn Musa-al-Khwarazmi, known as the Father of Algebra, developed algebra and created the Logarithm Table which influenced the development of mathematics in the medieval west and also many studies used in present day (Mirrazavi). He also expanded upon past Indian and Persian arithmetic systems (Mirrazavi).
Persia had many inspirational physicists. Abu Ali al-Hassan ibn al-Haytham, known in the western world as Father of Optics, was a Persian physicist (Mirrazavi). He is known for his writings on, and experiments with lenses, mirrors, refraction, and reflection (Mirrazavi). He theorized that vision results from light that is reflected into the eye by an object, not emitted by the eye itself and reflected back, just as Aristotle believed (Mirrazavi). Another Persian physicist, Abu Rayhan al-Biruni, made a great contribution to the world by being the first scientist to theorize that the speed of light is finite, before being proven right by Galileo (Mirrazavi). Our final example of a physicist making a big impact is Kamal al-Din Al-Farisi, who was the first to give a mathematical explanation of the rainbow, and an exposition of the nature of colors (Mirrazavi).
Many scientific theories and models proposed by scientists recently or today were ideas developed by Persians with a possibility only using the naked eye (Mirrazavi). These theories and models include the heliocentric model of the solar system, finite speed of light, gravity and etc (Mirrazavi).
The technology developed by Persian engineers was very advanced at the time. Their engineers had developed a Qanat (a water management system used for irrigation) (Mirrazavi). They were also said to have developed the first batteries which were either used medicinally used for electroplating (Mirrazavi). Persian engineers also developed a more advanced wind-power machine, which was based off the early Babylonian model, for irrigation (Mirrazavi).
The Persian Empire also made a grieve contribution to recent day mathematics. In the 12th century, Muhammad Ibn Musa-al-Khwarazmi, known as the Father of Algebra, developed algebra and created the Logarithm Table which influenced the development of mathematics in the medieval west and also many studies used in present day (Mirrazavi). He also expanded upon past Indian and Persian arithmetic systems (Mirrazavi).
Persia had many inspirational physicists. Abu Ali al-Hassan ibn al-Haytham, known in the western world as Father of Optics, was a Persian physicist (Mirrazavi). He is known for his writings on, and experiments with lenses, mirrors, refraction, and reflection (Mirrazavi). He theorized that vision results from light that is reflected into the eye by an object, not emitted by the eye itself and reflected back, just as Aristotle believed (Mirrazavi). Another Persian physicist, Abu Rayhan al-Biruni, made a great contribution to the world by being the first scientist to theorize that the speed of light is finite, before being proven right by Galileo (Mirrazavi). Our final example of a physicist making a big impact is Kamal al-Din Al-Farisi, who was the first to give a mathematical explanation of the rainbow, and an exposition of the nature of colors (Mirrazavi).