Camera History Quiz
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Camera History Quiz

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Who is credited with inventing the camera around a thousand years ago?

  • Khalid, the Ethiopian goat-herd
  • Abu Ali al-Hasan Ibn al-Haitham (correct)
  • Leonardo da Vinci
  • Roger Bacon
  • What did Ibn al-Haitham prove about light?

  • Light has color
  • Light travels in straight lines (correct)
  • Light doesn't have a specific speed
  • Light travels in curved paths
  • Who first discovered coffee over a thousand years ago?

  • Leonardo da Vinci
  • Roger Bacon
  • An observant Ethiopian goat-herd (correct)
  • Abu Ali al-Hasan Ibn al-Haitham
  • What was the impact of Ibn al-Haitham's work on optics?

    <p>Influenced Roger Bacon and Leonardo da Vinci</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the observation that led to the discovery of coffee?

    <p>Goats becoming livelier after eating certain berries</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is often known as the 'father of chemistry'?

    <p>Jabir ibn Hayyan</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where did al-Kindi and Jabir ibn Hayyan live?

    <p>Iraq</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who invented a double-acting reciprocating suction pump over 800 years ago?

    <p>Al-Jazari</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What techniques did Jabir ibn Hayyan devise?

    <p>Sublimation, distillation, and evaporation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did al-Kindi create a vast number of 'recipes' for?

    <p>Perfumes, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals</p> Signup and view all the answers

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