Historical Nonfiction

Francis Bacon was an amazingly influential Englishman. He was a known statesman, philosopher, writer, and scientist. He also had one of the stupidest deaths ever. One afternoon in 1625, Bacon was watching a snowstorm and was struck by the wondrous notion that maybe snow could be used to preserve meat in the same way that salt was used. Determined to find out, he purchased a chicken from a nearby village, killed it, and then, standing outside in the snow, attempted to stuff the chicken full of snow to freeze it. The chicken never froze, but Bacon did.

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