The Monk Who Threatened Medieval Europe: Roger Bacon

By Michael Webster

In the height of the 13th century, between the great works of Aquinas and the dawn of the Renaissance, stood Roger Bacon, a man whose singular genius and relentless polemics threatened the foundations of medieval thought.

A devoted Franciscan friar, Bacon was nonetheless jailed by his own Order for his radical ideas. A brilliant scholar, his most visionary works-a monumental, desperate plea for intellectual reform-were locked away and remained unread for centuries. His crime? Fiercely advocating for a concept he called Experimental Science (Scientia Experimentalis).

This comprehensive biography moves beyond the legends of the mystical alchemist and the proto-modern hero. It explores Bacon's turbulent life, his groundbreaking work in optics and mathematics, and his uncanny foresight into the future of technology.

Discover the real Roger Bacon: a complex, driven, and profoundly controversial thinker whose forgotten struggle was a blueprint for the scientific revolution that followed. Approx.172 pages, 33300 word count

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN13: 9798233795206
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Michael Webster
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"