Francis Bacon (1561-1626), living at
the time of first discoveries of modern
physics, became an enthusiastic innovator
in the methods of physical science.
According to him, former ages had not made
many discoveries because of their use of
the syllogism of Aristotle, which is an
inept means for scientific research. Bacon
held that the natural sciences needed a
new method, and that through this method
discoveries could be directly
attempted.