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9th Century Darkroom - 1001 Inventions: Discover the Muslim Heritage in Our World

Event Details

Time: January 21, 2010 to April 25, 2010
Location: The Science Museum
Street: Exhibition Road, South Kensington
City/Town: London SW7 2DD
Website or Map: http://www.sciencemuseum.org.…
Phone: 0870 870 4868
Event Type: exhibition
Organized By: Science Museum/Jameel Foundation
Latest Activity: Jan 29, 2010

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Event Description

The Science Museum today announced that it will host a new exhibition, 1001 Inventions: Discover the Muslim Heritage in Our World, which traces the forgotten story of a thousand years of science from the Muslim world, from the 7th century onwards. The free exhibition, which runs from the 21 January to 25 April 2010, will look at the social, scientific and technical achievements that are credited to the Muslim world, whilst celebrating the shared scientific heritage of other cultures.

Exhibits include a model of a 9th-century dark room, later called Camera Obscura, which Ibn al-Haytham used to revolutionise our understanding of optics. He is accredited to have built the world's first camera obscura.