“Ibn Ismail Ibn al-Razzaz Al-Jazari (Arabic: بديع الزمان ابو العز بن إسماعيل بن الرزاز الجزري)I (1136-1206) was an important Arab Muslim scholar, inventor, and mechanical engineer during the Islamic Golden Age (Middle Ages).” – Al-Jazari

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