[einstein77]

I think it depends on how you define physics and which aspect of physics you're talking about. In general it could be Newton, Aristoteles or Einstein. In Germany they call Max Planck the "Father of modern physics".

[ScienceAmy]

It is rather impossible to trace the origin of physics back to merely one "founder", though the discussion is interesting. I believe that we need to think of the early Greek thinkers such as Thales, Aristotle, Plato, Socrates and Pythagoras. Even though they are all considered philosophers, our understanding of physics can most likely be traced back to them.

[patriciacorse007]

Galileo Galilei is the father of modern physics.

[Zer0]

No Father and No Mother...
Only Children of Curiosity.
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P.S. - " Talent hits a Target No one else can Hit...
Genius hits a Target No One Else can See ! '
- Arthur Schopenhauer.
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[William Hardy]

None other than Issac Newton.

[Zer0]

sanu asked the Naked Scientists:
   
Who is the father of physics?
What do you think?

@sanu

IMHO This Question is a tad bit Illogical.
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It makes ZERO sense.
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Rather, it promotes negative segregation, & also seeds possible futile debates.
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It's Almost like entering a Synagogue, a Church & a Mosque & asking Who is the Real God!
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Wish the Science Community at large Stops promoting & starts ignoring such ludicrous questions.
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[Anush]

Galileo Galilie is father of Physics

[Eternal Student]

Hi.

  @Zer0 's post was a bit controversial and surprisingly poignant.  Thanks Zero that was worth reading.
I'm not going to repeat all of that post here.

IMHO This Question is a tad bit Illogical.
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Best Wishes.

[Zer0]

After Thought.

It does seem Incorrect to place forward & reward a Single Person for the efforts & accomplishments of the whole Species.

Even Bats, Frogs & Bunnies etc etc have played a vital role in Our collective achievements.

But yes, such questions might have Positive effects on young minds.
When they share info about their idols, they spread knowledge of their inventions & discoveries with it too.

Growing up, you learn to discard Who said it n focus on What was said.
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[Deecart]

"The perception" is the father (or mother) of physic.
Every living being with the ability of doing internal visualisation and simulation of phenomenons is doing physics.
Cats do physic.

Cats appear to understand some laws of physics.

Scientists in Japan have been studying cats and have found that they seem to use their hearing to work out whether objects they can't see exist.

They also appear to understand the principle of cause and effect, which means they know that actions can lead to a reaction.

Cats aren't about to start getting higher scores than you in their A-Levels though.

The university of Kyoto published its results in the scientific journal Animal Cognition.

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Animal Cognition says "further research is needed to find out exactly what cats see in their mind's eye when they pick up noises".

https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-36537189

[HaelSturm]

Yes, everyone likes their scientist and considers him a genius. But let's face it.
Newton is the father of physics. Newton is considered one of the most important scientists in history.
 Galileo is the father of the most important aspect of scientific methodology, proof by induction from experimental or observational evidence. But neither of these could be considered the “father of modern physics.” That accolade would go to Einstein.

[Deecart]

But neither of these could be considered the “father of modern physics.” That accolade would go to Einstein.

Ok..
But how many actual applications (i dont say new theories nobody really knows if they are true) did the 2 Einstein's relativity theory lead to ?
3, 4 ?
Not very impressive (he did better with his quantification of light theory).

[Niko43Gold]

Personally I think it's got be Isaac Newton, he discovered some of the most fundamental thing and he is one of the first scientists we learn about in school so my vote is for Newton.