Abstract:

XII. century to XIII. centurywas a period of innovation and questformedieval Europe. Thissituationwasfelt in everyarea. Especially in the field of science and technologywasmoreconcrete. The bestproof of this is the studies of scientistswhoareopen to innovation. One of the mostimportant of thesewasRoger Bacon. Therefore, in thisperiodRoger Bacon wascalled “DoctorMirabilis” or “Perfect Doctor”. He was British Franciscanphilosopher and educational reformist. Roger Bacon is the forerunner of experimentalscience in the Middle Ages. He has worked in mathematics, astronomy, opticalchemistry and language. Bacon gaveimportance to the experimentalscience and he madeeffort on thissubject. Bacon sees the authority, the effect of tradition, the prejudices and the ignorance as the cause of humanignorance. Roger Bacon, whocloselyfollows the works of the Islamicworld, washighlyinfluencedbyfamousIslamicscholar, Ibn Sina. Roger Bacon has opened a newerafor Europe. Roger Bacon has an importantplace in the history of sciencewith his work and his ideas. Inthisworkwewilltry to explain the importance of Roger Bacon in the history of medievalEuropeanscience, how he is influencedby the Islamicworld, his conflictwith the Pope, and his studiesthathavegivenhim the title of “Perfect Teacher”.

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