bacon

(noun) back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried.

(noun) English scientist and Franciscan monk who stressed the importance of experimentation; first showed that air is required for combustion and first used lenses to correct vision (1220-1292). Synonyms: Bacon, Roger Bacon.

(noun) English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626). Synonyms: Bacon, Francis Bacon, Sir Francis Bacon, Baron Verulam, 1st Baron Verulam, Viscount St. Albans.