Ideas have consequences. The ideas or concepts of the Scientific Revolution influenced the Enlightenment, and the Enlightenment impacted the American and French Revolutions, and later enabled the Industrial Revolution. They all gave birth to the modern age in which we live today. There is a major concerted effort to erase this seminal history from colleges and universities in the United States and Europe. This must not be allowed to happen. The Scientific Revolution is a concept used by historians to describe the emergence of modern science during the early modern period, when developments in mathematics, physics, astronomy, biology (including human … Continue reading →