Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Muslim inventions... which we use very day...


Timeline of historic inventions invented by MUSLIM’s
1st millemium

6th-8th centuries
• 700-900 Charitable trust in the Arab Empire
• 721-925 Heated bath: Gerber, Al-Kindi, Muhammad ibn Zakariya Razi
• 754 Pharmacy in Baghdad
• 754 Drugstore in Baghdad
Public hospital: Harun al-Rashid
Psychiatric hospital in Baghdad
Paper Mill in Baghdad
Water purification Arabic chemists
9th-10th centuries
• 800-850 Deodorant: Ziryab
• 800-850 Beauty Salon: Ziryab
• 800-850 Feedback controller: Banu Musa
• 800-873 Automatic controller: Banu Musa
• 800-873 Programmable machine: Banu Musa
• 800-873 Hydropowered organ: Bany Musa
• 800-873 Wind powered gristmills in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iran
• 800s Oil well Azerbaijan
• 801-1000 Municipal solid waste handling: Al-Kindi, Luqa, Razi, Ibn Al-Jazzar, Al-Masihi
• 813-833: Medical School: Al-Ma’mun
• 859 University: Princess Fatima al-Fihri
• 875: Artificial wing Abbas ibn Firnas
• 875 Flight control frame Abbas ibn Firnas
• 865-925 Hand soap: Razi
• 865- 925 Chemotherapy: Razi
• 865- 925 Antiseptic: Razi
• 900s Graph paper in the Arab Empire
• 903-986 Timekeeping astrolabe
• 996 Navigation astrolabe
• 960-1000 Restaurant Arab Empire
• Coffee
• Shaving Soap
• Paned window
• Street Lamp
• Sherbet
• Soft drink
• Public library
• Lending library
• Library catalog

2nd millennium
11th century
• 1000 Injection syringe Ammar ibn Ali al-Mawsili
• 1000 Cataract extraction Ammar ibn Ali al-Mawsili
• 1000 Surgical instruments Abu al-Qasim
• 1000 Anaesthetics Abu al-Qasim
• 1000-1037 Thermometer Avicenna
• 1000-1048 Star chart Abu Rayhan al-Biruni
• 1000-1048 Fixed-wired knowledge processing machine Abu Rayhan al-Biruni
• 1020 Magnifying glass Ibn al-Haytham
• 1021 Curved Mirror Ibn al-Haytham
• 1021: Pinhole camera Ibn al-Haytham
• 1021: Camera obscura Ibn al-Haytham
• 1025: Cancer therapy Avicenna
• 1028-1087: Equatorium Arzachel
• 1028-1087: Universal Astrolabe Arzachel
12th century

Central heating through underfloor pipes in Syria
Ventilator
13th century

• 1206 Clock automation Al-Jazari
• 1206 Double-acting engine Al-Jazari
• 1206 Humaniod robot Al-Jazari
• 1206 Programmable robot Al-Jazari
• 1206 Programable analog computer Al-Jazari
• 1206 Automatic gate Al-Jazari
• 1206 Hydropowered water supply Al-Jazari
• 1259 Observatory institution
• 1260 Fire protection
• 1260 Fireproof clothing
High-rise apartment buildings in Shibam
Tower blocks in Shibam
Vertical construction urban planning in Shibam
This is just to mention few…