- Taschenbuch: 244 Seiten
- Verlag: Da Capo Pr; Auflage: Carroll & Graf. (19. Juni 2004)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0786713585
- ISBN-13: 978-0786713585
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 19,8 x 13,2 x 2 cm
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 1.254.134 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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When science and Bacon occur in the same sentence, the Bacon meant is usually Francis (1561-1626), said to have formulated the scientific method. Clegg says it should be Roger (c.1220-92), the first person to argue that "natural philosophy" (i.e., science) should be based in mathematics, undertaken with an open mind, communicated to others, and, most important, conducted by experimentation. A son of wealth, Roger went to Oxford at 13 to prepare for a calling. He became an experimenter, theorist, and writer who, disdaining magic, expected phenomena to be rationally explicable. He spent a fortune, presumably his family's, on books and equipment. When the Bacons lost their holdings, Roger joined the Franciscans, which required giving his belongings away but opened the door to church sponsorship. A friendly pope's death and the accession of a hostile general of the Franciscans put Roger in solitary confinement. Released, he wrote one more innovative book before dying and becoming a Faust-like figure of legend. The Victorians revived interest in him, but twentieth-century carpers demurred. Clegg's enthralling book launches Roger Bacon's re-revival. Ray Olson
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A good introduction
7. April 2003
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
I found Brian Clegg's biography of Roger Bacon to be a good introduction for anyone wishing to understand the great man's life and work, and the times in which he lived. However, this book seemed to me to be too focused on Bacon as a precursor of the Scientific Revolution, and at times I would question the depth (although not necessarilly the breadth) of Clegg's understanding of ancient and medieval science. Whilst the author has obviously done a lot of research, and his admiration for his subject shines through at every page, this is not a truly scholarly life of Bacon that would be of great use to academics. But, having said this, I would still recommend this book for anyone coming at Bacon for the first time.
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Yes and No.
1. März 2006
Format:Taschenbuch
I really wanted to like this book: Mr. Clegg obviously has a deep respect for his subject and is eager to share it with the reader. Unfortunately, a combination of sometimes sloppy writing skills and a dearth of information add up to a mostly mediocre biography. When I say information is scarce, I mean it: very, very little is known about the specifics of Bacon's life; the vast majority of this book is conjecture. We know Bacon went from A to B to A to C, and that's more or less it--Clegg sees fit to fill in the details again and again. This would be okay if it weren't pure guesswork most of the time. On top of this, particularly toward the end, the writing style becomes strained and stretched out like a college term-paper. It's as if the author is grabbing at straws to convince you that Bacon was indeed the first scientist. It's a shame that these problems overshadow what is otherwise a very interesting book on a very interesting subject from a very interesting time period. I hope one day we'll see a major biography of this strange, precocious man with the proper research to back it up. Until then, The First Scientist will do, if you keep in mind its flaws.
Although I really do love the book design.
Although I really do love the book design.
Underrated Polymath
17. März 2012
Format:Taschenbuch
Roger Bacon, a 13th-century Oxford-educated Franciscan friar, wasn't really the first scientist. But he was an influential advocate of the methodology we call modern science.
In the author's view, Bacon met and exceeded four standards that together define a true scientist: He believed in mathematics as the foundation for science; he was open to information without bias; he understood the need to communicate his findings; and he realized the importance of experimentation. Arab and Muslim scientists like al-Kindi and Alhazen qualified as true scientists in this sense. But Bacon advanced this methodology in Europe, setting the stage for figures like Galileo and Newton.
Roger Bacon was a polymath, a genius in many fields - physics (including optics), mathematics, early chemistry, geography, languages, even music. Much of his scientific training was based on the Arab masters, whom he read in Latin translation. He was fascinated by applied science - technology - and he envisioned an array of mechanical inventions of the future, including ornithopters and other flying machines, that influenced Leonardo Da Vinci three centuries later.
Bacon's genius as a scientist actually cost him his reputation. After his death, legends arose portraying him as a great magician - a label he would have angrily rejected. In time, he was marginalized and forgotten.
Bacon's reputation as a scientist was revived in the Victorian era, but only partially. He still stands in the shadow of a more famous Bacon, Sir Francis, the Elizabethan often identified with the scientific method. Yet in many ways, Roger was much more influential. Not only did he recognize the great value of Arab science for ongoing research - for example, the optics of Alhazen, which he expanded upon - but he brought new insights to these endeavors and assured their dissemination among Europe's scientific community.
In the author's view, Bacon met and exceeded four standards that together define a true scientist: He believed in mathematics as the foundation for science; he was open to information without bias; he understood the need to communicate his findings; and he realized the importance of experimentation. Arab and Muslim scientists like al-Kindi and Alhazen qualified as true scientists in this sense. But Bacon advanced this methodology in Europe, setting the stage for figures like Galileo and Newton.
Roger Bacon was a polymath, a genius in many fields - physics (including optics), mathematics, early chemistry, geography, languages, even music. Much of his scientific training was based on the Arab masters, whom he read in Latin translation. He was fascinated by applied science - technology - and he envisioned an array of mechanical inventions of the future, including ornithopters and other flying machines, that influenced Leonardo Da Vinci three centuries later.
Bacon's genius as a scientist actually cost him his reputation. After his death, legends arose portraying him as a great magician - a label he would have angrily rejected. In time, he was marginalized and forgotten.
Bacon's reputation as a scientist was revived in the Victorian era, but only partially. He still stands in the shadow of a more famous Bacon, Sir Francis, the Elizabethan often identified with the scientific method. Yet in many ways, Roger was much more influential. Not only did he recognize the great value of Arab science for ongoing research - for example, the optics of Alhazen, which he expanded upon - but he brought new insights to these endeavors and assured their dissemination among Europe's scientific community.
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