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Field Person/s considered "father" or "mother" Rationale Science (modern): Galileo Galilei (1564–1642) [1] Isaac Newton (1643–1727) [2] [3]: For systemic use of experimentation in science and contributions to scientific method, physics and observational astronomy.
Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei (15 February 1564 – 8 January 1642), commonly referred to as Galileo Galilei (/ ˌ ɡ æ l ɪ ˈ l eɪ oʊ ˌ ɡ æ l ɪ ˈ l eɪ /, US also / ˌ ɡ æ l ɪ ˈ l iː oʊ-/; Italian: [ɡaliˈlɛːo ɡaliˈlɛːi]) or mononymously as Galileo, was a Florentine astronomer, physicist and engineer, sometimes described as a polymath.
Physics is a branch of science in which the primary objects of study are matter and energy.These topics were discussed by philosophers across many cultures in ancient times, but they had no means to distinguish causes of natural phenomena from superstitions.
Isaac Newton, a posthumous child born with no father on Christmas Day, 1642, was the last wonderchild to whom the Magi could do sincere and appropriate homage. – John Maynard Keynes , "Newton, the Man" [ 174 ]
Father Francesco Lana-Terzi [29] and Abbas ibn Firnas [1] [30] [31] Ibn Firnas built the first human carrying glider and is reputed to have attempted two successful flights. [32] [33] Wrote Prodromo alla Arte Maestra (1670); first to describe the geometry and physics of a flying vessel Bionanotechnology: Carlo Montemagno [34]
Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson, (30 August 1871 – 19 October 1937), was a New Zealand physicist who was a pioneering researcher in both atomic and nuclear physics. He has been described as "the father of nuclear physics", [7] and "the greatest experimentalist since Michael Faraday". [8]
Wu Ta-You (simplified Chinese: 吴 大 猷; traditional Chinese: 吳 大 猷; pinyin: Wú Dàyóu) (27 September 1907 – 4 March 2000) was a Chinese physicist and writer who worked in the United States, Canada, mainland China and Taiwan.
Archimedes of Syracuse [a] (/ ˌ ɑːr k ɪ ˈ m iː d iː z / AR-kim-EE-deez; [2] c. 287 – c. 212 BC) was an Ancient Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, astronomer, and inventor from the ancient city of Syracuse in Sicily. [3]