Different people have been regarded as the father of science because they made significant contributions to the scientific field. Different debates have been held over who merits the title of father of science.
The person considered as the father of modern science is Galileo Galilei. The reason why Galileo Galilei has considered the father of science is because of his systemic use of experimentation in science and contributions to the scientific methods, physics, and observational astronomy.
Galileo Galilei was born on 15 February 1564 and died on 8 January 1642. Galileo studied speed, gravity, projectile motion, velocity, inertia, and the principle of relativity. The fields of Galileo Galilei include engineering, mathematics, natural philosophy, astronomy, and physics. Galileo Galilei is known for analytical dynamics, heliocentrism, kinematics and observational astronomy.