Fransis Bacon (22 Januari 1561 - 9 Aprili 1626) alikuwa Mwingereza maarufu upande wa falsafa, siasa, sayansi, sheria, hotuba na uandishi. Baada ya kushika nafasi muhimu serikalini, aliacha urithi wake hasa upande wa sayansi kama mtetezi na mtumiaji wa mbinu ya kisayansi wakati wa mapinduzi ya kisayansi akidai kila jambo lithibitishwe kwa majaribio. Alifariki kwa kichomi wakati wa kujaribu namna ya kutunza nyama kwa kutumia barafu. Kati ya yale muhimu zaidi kuna: Essays (1st ed., 1597) The Advancement and Proficience of Learning Divine and Human (1605) Essays (2nd edition – 38 essays, 1612) Novum Organum Scientiarum ('New Method', 1620) Essays, or Counsels Civil and Moral (3rd/final edition – 58 essays, 1625) New Atlantis (1627) Cestui que (Defense and Comment on Chudleigh's Case) Birch, Thomas (1763). Letters, Speeches, Charges, Advices, &c of Lord Chancellor Bacon 6. London: Andrew Millar, 271–2. OCLC 228676038.  Home | Sweet Briar College. Psychology.sbc.edu. Jalada kutoka ya awali juu ya 2013-07-08. Iliwekwa mnamo 2013-10-21.