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Death of Al-Jazari the Engineer

وفاة الجزري

Diyarbakir, Turkey

Ismail al-Jazari, the pioneering Muslim engineer, died. His Book of Ingenious Mechanical Devices described 50 inventions and is considered a precursor to modern robotics.

Sources

  • Kitab fi Ma'rifat al-Hiyal al-Handasiyyah
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