Francis Bacon
publication date: Thursday, June 30, 2011 (part of Summer 2011)
category: Philosophy
clue: ethodicalmay ientistscay
explanation: Bacon's teachings led to the scientific method as we know it today. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Joanna Woods, Mike Rothstein, Scott Horowitz, and Laurie Laczkowski
trivia: Several players guessed Roger Bacon. Scott did not anticipate confusion over the two, and regretted not writing a clue that more clearly referred to Francis. The same source image could be found online, mislabeled as Roger.