Many fields of knowledge are linked to a person called their 'father' for major contributions. These names are asked very often in the static GK section of SSC, Railway and Banking exams.
Science Subjects
- Father of Physics (modern): Galileo Galilei / Isaac Newton.
- Father of Chemistry: Antoine Lavoisier.
- Father of Biology: Aristotle.
- Father of Genetics: Gregor Mendel.
Mathematics and Social Sciences
- Father of Geometry: Euclid.
- Father of Economics: Adam Smith.
- Father of History: Herodotus.
- Father of Political Science: Aristotle.
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Indian Fathers of Fields
- Father of the Indian Constitution: B. R. Ambedkar.
- Father of the Indian Nation: Mahatma Gandhi.
- Father of the Green Revolution in India: M. S. Swaminathan.
- Father of the White Revolution: Verghese Kurien.
Modern Fields
The father of the computer is Charles Babbage. The father of the internet is often credited to Vint Cerf. The father of the Indian space programme is Vikram Sarabhai.
Quick Revision Points
- Father of Geometry is Euclid.
- Father of Economics is Adam Smith.
- Father of Genetics is Gregor Mendel.
- Father of the Indian Constitution is B. R. Ambedkar.
- Father of the Green Revolution in India is M. S. Swaminathan.
- Father of the Indian space programme is Vikram Sarabhai.