Although no one doubts the existence of Jabir ibn Hayyan (c.721–c.815), some of his work may have been carried out by others writing under his name. Even if some of his story is legend rather ...

JABIR IBN HAYYAN.—In a paper in the Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine, 1923, vol. 16 (section of the History of Medicine), p. 46, Mr. E. J. Holmyard has collected the information we ...

Founded in 2013, Jabir ibn Hayyan Medical University (JMU) is one of the first specialised universities in Iraq. The campus is based in Najaf, which is situated in central Iraq. Located about 100 ...

But what about Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi ("Rhazes")? Or Jabir ibn Hayyan ("Geber")? Or Abu Jusuf Yaqub ibn Ishaq al-Kindi. Huh? "You should know them," Benjamin Huddle, Ph.D., declared in a ...

The first records of a distilled vodka-like spirit come from Islamic alchemist and chemist Jabir ibn Hayyan, who invented a distilling device to capture the vapor from heated wine for scientific ...

TEHRAN -- A TV series about prominent Iranian scientist Jabir ibn Hayyan will be broadcasted for Azeri viewers on Sahar, an international Iranian TV channel available on satellite, in near future.