SCIENTISTS

Q: 1
JABIR IBN HAYYAN
(721-815)

a) BIOGRAPHY
 Known as Father of Chemistry
 Known as ‘Geber’ in the west
 Son of Druggist named Attar

b) WORKING FIELD
 Chemistry

c) CONTRIBUTIONS
 He prepared a large number of chemicals as are under:-
 Nitric Acid (HNO3)
 Sulfuric Acid (H2SO4)
 Hydrochloric Acid (Hcl)
 Tartaric Acid (HOOC CHOH2) COOH)
 White lead

 He became famous for his various chemical techniques:-
 Reductions
 Sublimation
 Distillation
 Melting
 Crystallization

 He gave sound views on the methods of chemical research; and theory of the Geology formation of methods.

d) HIS FAMOUS BOOKS
 Composition of Alchemy
 Book of Seventy
 Kitab Al Kimya, Tajmai, Rahman, Sabeen