<P> The following is a list of people who are considered a `` father '' or `` mother '' ( or `` founding father '' or `` founding mother '' ) of a scientific field . Such people are generally regarded to have made the first significant contributions to and / or delineation of that field ; they may also be seen as `` a '' rather than `` the '' father or mother of the field . Debate over who merits the title can be perennial . As regards science itself , the title has been bestowed on the ancient Greek philosophers Thales -- who attempted to explain natural phenomena without recourse to mythology -- and Democritus , the atomist . </P>
<P> The following is a list of people who are considered a `` father '' or `` mother '' ( or `` founding father '' or `` founding mother '' ) of a scientific field . Such people are generally regarded to have made the first significant contributions to and / or delineation of that field ; they may also be seen as `` a '' rather than `` the '' father or mother of the field . Debate over who merits the title can be perennial . As regards science itself , the title has been bestowed on the ancient Greek philosophers Thales -- who attempted to explain natural phenomena without recourse to mythology -- and Democritus , the atomist . </P>
who is known as the father of the science
who is known as the father of the science
Thales Democritus
Thales Democritus