Historical Figure

Francis Bacon

English philosopher and statesman (1561–1626)

Born: 1561 CE · Died: 1626 CENationality: Kingdom of England

About Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban was an English philosopher and statesman who served as Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England under King James I. Bacon argued for the importance of natural philosophy, guided by the scientific method, and his works remained influential throughout the Scientific Revolution.Wikipedia ↗

Associated Events

Culturalc. 1543 CE – 1687 CE

The Scientific Revolution

A fundamental transformation in scientific thought beginning with Copernicus's heliocentric model and culminating in Newton's laws of motion, establishing the empirical method as the basis for understanding the natural world.