Name Of Scientist: Al-Kindi (Abu Yusuf Ya‘qub ibn Is-haq Al-Kindi )
Time Period : 801A.D-873 A.D ( Born in Kufa, and died in Baghdad)
A Postage stamp issued by Syria to honour Al-Kindi.
1. Abu Yusuf
Ya’qub ibn Ishaq ibn al-Sabbah ibn ‘Imran ibn Isma’il ibn
al-Ash’ath ibn Qayis al-Kindi was born in 801 in Kufah, Iraq.
3. "Al-Kindi General Hospital " ,
one of the biggest medical centres in present day Baghdad was
named after his tremendous contributions in medical and pharmaceutical sciences
5. Al-Kindi
wrote many works on arithmetic which included manuscripts on Indian numbers,
the harmony of numbers, lines and multiplication with numbers, relative
quantities, measuring proportion and time, and numerical procedures and
cancellation. He also wrote on space and time, both of which he believed were
finite, 'proving' his assertion with a paradox of the infinite.