"If parts allure thee, think how Bacon shined / The wisest, brightest, meanest of mankind" - Alexander Pope
This is the story of how magic, the apocalypse, and civil service bureaucracy came together in the creation of modern science. Francis Bacon, the great English statesman and man of letters, is one of the leading figures in the history of science. This fascinating account of Bacon's ambitions and achievements explains why Bacon was driven to reform the method of science.
