Alhazen, the Latinized name of AbÅ« 'AlÄ« al-Hasan ibn al-Hasan ibn al-Haytham, was born Basra, in what was then part of the Abbasid Caliphate is now in the Republic of Ir…aq, in 965. (MORE)
Ibn Al-Haytham (965 in Basra - c. 1039 in Cairo) also known as Alhazen is credited with developing "The Scientific Method". He was a polymath from the Muslim world who made si…gnificant contributions to the principles of optics, as well as to anatomy, astronomy, engineering, mathematics, medicine, ophthalmology, philosophy, physics, psychology and visual perception. (MORE)
To be politically correct: no. To be correct: yes. Although he didn't invent the actual device, he is credited with figuring out the facts needed to design and construct mos…t types of optics. i) Figured out how to make concave and convex lenses by melting glass with ?steam?. ii) Figured out the mathematical calculations for said scope. iii) Figured out the perceptual limitations of the eye. iv) Figured out the scientific method and defunked most theories in respect to mythology being involved in our perception. (MORE)
Because it was easier than setting up a tent. In Ancient Egypt, people would put up tents in the middle of the day to shield themselves from the hot sun. Sometimes tents get …holes in them, and the light streaming through the hole would sometimes focus itself on the other wall in the tent. People thought the images thus created were neat to look at, so someone eventually invented a permanent "little tent" - the camera obscura. (MORE)