Badi' al-Zaman al-Jazari

Turkish inventor and engineer

Badi' al-Zaman al-Jazari was a Turkish inventor and engineer who lived in the 13th century. He is considered one of the most important inventors of the Islamic Golden Age, and is best known for his work on automata and mechanical devices. His book "Kitab al-hiyal al-handasiyya wa'l-mas'ali al-handasiyya" (The Book of Useful Machines and Useful Problems) describes his inventions and designs for mechanical devices such...