The First Scientist
The First Scientist
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The 13th-century friar Roger Bacon has a good claim to be known as the West's first true scientist. This work is both a biography and a picture of the times - an intellectual map of the medieval world in which advances were made and controversies flourished.
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The First Scientist by Brian Clegg
The 13th-century friar Roger Bacon has a good claim to be known as the West's first true scientist. Born in 1219, he was passionately interested in the natural world and how things worked. In this age of religious intolerance and superstition he was banned from writing on such dangerous topics by his Order, and it was only when a new Pope proved sympathetic that he began his encyclopedia of knowledge, on everything from optics to alchemy. Sadly the enlightened Pope died before he could read it; and Bacon was tried as a magician and incarcerated for 10 years. After his death, legend transformed Bacon into a mythical sorcerer "Doctor Mirabilis", but we recognize that his books were the first flowering of the scientific knowledge that would transform our world. This work is both a biography and a picture of the times - an intellectual map of the medieval world in which advances were made and controversies flourished.
'In this extraordinary book.. Clegg's accessible writing style manages to encapsulate the lives of light's disciples with humorous and interesting anecdotes... quite awesome.' - New Scientist
Brian Clegg read Natural Sciences at Cambridge, after which he spent a year doing a second MA in Operational Research. He pioneered the use of computers at British Airways, and later set up the Emerging Technologies Group, researching and trialling technologies such as fingerprint recognition and electronic cash. He now runs a creative consultancy and contributes to many publications. His most recent book is Light Years: An Exploration of Mankind's Enduring Fascination with Light.
| SKU | Non disponible |
| ISBN 13 | 9781841196183 |
| ISBN 10 | 1841196185 |
| Titre | The First Scientist |
| Auteur | Brian Clegg |
| État | Non disponible |
| Type de reliure | Hardback |
| Éditeur | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Année de publication | 2003-02-27 |
| Nombre de pages | 256 |
| Note de couverture | La photo du livre est présentée à titre d'illustration uniquement. La reliure, la couverture ou l'édition réelle peuvent varier. |
| Note | Non disponible |