The first camera-like invention was created by a(n) _____(1)_____. Camera is Latin for “_____(2)_____”, which is the box-like chamber of a camera where the light enters into through a small hole.

The first camera-like device, the camera obscura, is associated with the Iraqi scientist Ibn al-Haytham. The Latin word “camera” means “room,” referring to the chamber where light enters through a small hole. Therefore, the correct choice is “Iraqi scientist; room.”

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