In this episode of Houghton75, we speak to Elaheh Kheirandish, Postdoctoral Associate of the Department of History of Art and Architecture at Harvard about Alhazen’s importance to the science of Optics, and his place in the creation and transmission of scientific learning through the Islamic world and to the west.

Elaheh Kheirandish: Ibn al-Haytham and the works of Islamic Science

The Houghton75 podcast presents different voices and perspectives on Houghton Library in its seventy-fifth year. Throughout 2017, Harvard’s principal repository of rare books and manuscripts is celebrating its world-class collections of primary sources, and support of research and teaching over the last 75 years.
 
The series kicks off with Harvard faculty members sharing their thoughts on the collection item they chose for the exhibition HIST 75H: A Masterclass on Houghton Library. The chosen item acts as a springboard for a broader conversation about their research and teaching. The interviews cover topics as varied as Theodore Roosevelt as a symbol of masculinity and the history of race in American music. Visit www.houghton75.org for more information.

Society & Culture

Education

The Houghton75 podcast presents different voices and perspectives on Houghton Library in its seventy-fifth year. Throughout 2017, Harvard’s principal repository of rare books and manuscripts is celebrating its world-class collections of primary sources, and support of research and teaching over the last 75 years. The series kicks off with Harvard faculty members sharing their thoughts on the collection item they chose for the exhibition HIST 75H: A Masterclass on Houghton Library. The chosen item acts as a springboard for a broader conversation about their research and teaching. The interviews cover topics as varied as Theodore Roosevelt as a symbol of masculinity and the history of race in American music. Visit www.houghton75.org for more information.

Share Elaheh Kheirandish: Ibn al-Haytham and the works of Islamic Science

Sign up to save your podcasts

Elaheh Kheirandish: Ibn al-Haytham and the works of Islamic Science

Elaheh Kheirandish: Ibn al-Haytham and the works of Islamic Science

More shows like Houghton75

Frank Delaney's Re: Joyce

The HBR Channel

The Harvard EdCast

HBR IdeaCast

Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society: Audio Fishbowl

PolicyCast

Dr. Matthew Bunson - Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts

The Listening Service

Harvard Center for International Development

Music Student 101

Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast

Harvard Art Museums

Arlington Catholic Herald

Outsmarting Implicit Bias

The Commons

The Davis Center at Harvard University

Catholic Stuff You Should Know 2010-2013

Harvard Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies

Sensus Fidelium Catholic Podcast

Materially Speaking

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

The Deus Vult Podcast

Catholic Stuff You Should Know 2014-2019

Traditional Latin Mass Gospel Readings

Last Things