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By insisting on the use of verifiable experiments to test hypotheses, Ibn al-Haytham established a new system of inquiry-the scientific method-and earned a place in history as the first scientist. (http://ezinearticles.com/?Who-Was-the-First-Scientist?&id=637076)

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