Wednesday, 11 November 2015
Application of Technology in Islamic history
In the golden era of Islam, Muslim scholars have grouped
sciences both technological as follows; science types of buildings, optical
sciences, science burning mirror, the science of the center of gravity, the
science of measuring and mapping, the science of rivers and canals, the science
of the bridge, the science of the windlass, the science of machines military
and science of finding water sources are hidden. The authorities and society in
the Islamic Caliphate era puts the engineer (engineer) in a high position and
dignity.
The Muslim engineer has managed to build a series of major
works in the field of civil engineering such as dams, bridges, street lighting,
irrigation, to skyscrapers. History proves, in its golden era, Islamic
civilization has been able to build the dam bridge (bridge dam). Weir bridge
was used to drive water wheels work with the mechanism of the increase in
water. Dams built the first bridge in Dezful, Iran.
Weir bridge was capable of pouring 50 cubic feet of water to
supply the needs of the Muslim community in the city. After appearing in
Dezful, Iran weir bridge also appeared in other cities in the Islamic world.
Thus, the Muslim community at that time did not have difficulties to meet the
needs of clean water.
Moreover, in the era of the caliphate of the Muslim
engineers have also been able to build water control dam diversion dam. The dam
is used to regulate or divert the flow of water. Water control dam was first
built on the River Uzaym Muslim engineers located in Jabal Hamrin, Iraq.
Thereafter, such a dam was built in the city and many other countries in the
Islamic world.
Other attainment achieved Muslim engineers in the field of
civil engineering is the construction of street lighting. Public street
lighting was first built by the Islamic Caliphate, especially in Cordoba. In
its heyday, in the evening the streets were smooth in the city of Muslim
civilization located on the European continent was studded with light.
Besides known sprinkled with light in the night, the cities
of Islamic civilization was known to be very clean. Apparently, at that time
the Muslim engineers have been able to create a means of collecting garbage,
such as containers. Something that has never existed in human civilization
before.
