Abbas ibn Firnas

Abbas Ibn Firnas was born in 809-810 AD in Ronda, Andalusia, Spain.

Full Name: Abu al-Qasim Abbas ibn Firnas ibn Wirdas al-Takurini

Arabic: أبو القاسم عباس بن فرناس بن ورداس التاكرني

Died: 887 A.D.

Famous for: An inventor, astronomer, physician, chemist, engineer, Andalusi musician, and Arabic-language poet.

Contributions:

He was reported to have experimented with un-powered flight.

He constructed a device which indicated the motion of the planets and stars in the Universe.

Method to manufacture colorless glass and made magnifying lenses for reading, which were known as reading stones.

Articles

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbas_ibn_Firnas

https://www.muslimaid.org/get-involved/the-islamic-golden-age/abbas-ibn-firnas/

https://www.newarab.com/features/meet-polymath-abbas-ibn-firnas-first-human-fly