Francis Bacon
inventor of the scientific method
Francis Bacon 1561-1626
He grew up in France and later moved to London.
He wrote more than 30 philosophical works, and other legal, popular, scientific, and historical books and essays. He became very famous for his speeches at Parliament, and he was a lawyer in a lot of famous trials. He served as Lord Chancellor, of England under King James I.
Scientific Method
Observe-some aspects of the universe
Hypothesize-about what you observed
Prediction-something based on yur hypothises
Test-your prediction through experiments and observation
Modify-hypothesis in light of results
A Fine Writer
As a good writer, Bacon contributed to the scientific revolution in the 17th century. Bacon holds a prominent place in literature and philosophy. He often attempted more than he could finish. In addition to his uncompleted Novum Organum, he planned six volumes of natural history, but completed only two. In 1610, he published The New Atlantis, a fiction work on the ideal state. But he left many works incomplete.