Hezârfen Ahmed Çelebi
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Hezârfen Ahmed Çelebi (Ottoman Turkish: هزارفنّ أحمد چلبی,, lit. 'Polymath Ahmed the wise';[1][2] 1609 – 1640) was an Ottoman scientist, inventor, chemist, astronomer, physician, Andalusi musician, and poet from Constantinople, reported in the writings of traveler Evliya Çelebi to have achieved sustained unpowered flight.[3][4]
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Hezârfen Ahmed Çelebi | |
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Born | Ahmed 1609 |
Died | 1640 (aged 30–31) |
Nationality | Ottoman |
Occupation | Scientist |
Known for | first sustained unpowered flight |
Relatives | Lagâri Hasan Çelebi (brother) |
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