Francis Bacon: The Greatest Thinker
Francis Bacon
Till the middle of the sixteenth century, scientific theories were confined to some philosophical thought. However, along with them, the artisans used to invent new instruments. They did not follow any particular scientific theory. Only needs invoked them to invent the newborn discovery. There was a lot of distance between science and technical education.
Francis Bacon's ideas created a massive change in the then society and also opened the path of scientific research. In fact, he started the first revolution in the history of science. So the name of Francis Bacon will be remembered forever in the history of science. In 1662 the great thinker died.
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Till the middle of the sixteenth century, scientific theories were confined to some philosophical thought. However, along with them, the artisans used to invent new instruments. They did not follow any particular scientific theory. Only needs invoked them to invent the newborn discovery. There was a lot of distance between science and technical education.
The scholars thought that there was no difference between
these two. Rather than, complementary to each other. Then they tried to
coordinate between scientists and artisans. On the other hand, the craftsmen
are also interested in applying scientific theory to their apparatus. As a
result, science found its way out of the philosophical theory. In a word, a
big revolution in science happened from that time. Those who brought this
revolution, Francis Bacon is one of them.
Bacon was born in England in 1561. After
studying philosophy and jurisprudence in early life, he started as a
professor. Within a short time his fame of knowledge spread, he received an invitation to join the Judge
of the King James I of England. After that Bacon quit the teaching profession
and joined the judiciary. Within a short span of time, he was nominated as the
head of the department for his unique talent. Although Bacon was a philosopher
originally, he had a great interest in science.As a result he started to think
about science passionately.
In 1620 Bacon published a great book
called “Novum Organum”. The importance of this book in science history is
immense. In the first volume of the book, Bacon included the traditional
scientific information and gave his own opinion. In this volume he mentioned that
making progress in science, new theory and methods have to be invented and
advised to accept ancient scientific doctrines. In the second part of the book,
he mentioned the mechanics and explained what scientific techniques has been
used in many of the instruments. Fourth volume is related to technical
knowledge and science. He wanted to publish a few more volumes of the book but could not afford to do it due to lack of time.
Francis Bacon's ideas created a massive change in the then society and also opened the path of scientific research. In fact, he started the first revolution in the history of science. So the name of Francis Bacon will be remembered forever in the history of science. In 1662 the great thinker died.
“If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in
doubts, but if he will content to begin with doubts,
he shall end in certainties.”
he shall end in certainties.”
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The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History, 1978 by Michael H. Hart
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