Abbas Ibn Firnas
Abu al-Qasim Abbas ibn Firnas ibn Wirdas al-Takurini, also known as Abbas ibn Firnas, latinized Armen Firman, was an Andalusian polymath: an inventor, physician, chemist, engineer, Andalusian musician, and Arabic-language poet. He was reported to have experimented with a form of flight. According to John Harding, Ibn Firnas' glider was the first attempt at heavier-than-air flight in aviation history.
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Full Name
عبَّاس بن فِرناس بن وِرداس التاكِرني
Date of Birth
November 30th, 0809
Age
1216
Birth Place
Spain, Andalusia
Date of Death
November 30th, 0886
Died Aged
77
Star Sign
Sagittarius
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