As many of you know, one of my passions is how we got here. From the use of language to science, there is a story, a history, an evolution to what we take for granted today. In research for one of my projects I stumbled across this film, 1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al Haytham. A wonderful short film and tribute to one of the great minds that led the way for what we know today as the scientific method over 1000 years ago. Seriously, Omar Sharif? Forget about it… https://youtu.be/MmPTTFff44k
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