“科学发现应不只是驱动的智力启蒙的任务，而且还为缓解人的遗产。”

你可以看看这个，我是看不太懂：
Francis Bacon famously wrote in 1605 that “Science
discovery should be driven not just by the quest for
intellectual enlightenment, but also for the relief of man’s estate,” arguing that public support of science helped to bring about the latter effect, adducing the immense global power of Portugal and Spain in his day as evidence of the politically beneficial effects of such a policy.
https://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/bitstream/1826/3850/3/For_the_relief_of%20mans_estate_2008.pdf