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📘 MASTER TABLE: “FATHER OF …” (SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT)

BIOLOGY

TermFatherKey Contribution
BiologyAristotleFirst systematic study of life
Modern BiologyCharles DarwinEvolution theory
GeneticsGregor MendelLaws of inheritance
EvolutionCharles DarwinNatural selection
TaxonomyCarl LinnaeusClassification system
MicrobiologyAntonie van LeeuwenhoekFirst observed microbes
BacteriologyRobert KochDisease-causing bacteria
ImmunologyEdward JennerFirst vaccine
Blood CirculationWilliam HarveyCirculatory system
PaleontologyGeorges CuvierFossil study
EcologyErnst HaeckelCoined ecology
Cell BiologyRobert HookeDiscovered cell
DNA StructureJames Watson & Francis CrickDouble helix

CHEMISTRY

TermFatherKey Contribution
Modern ChemistryAntoine LavoisierLaw of conservation
Periodic TableDmitri MendeleevElement classification
Atomic TheoryJohn DaltonAtom concept
Organic ChemistryFriedrich WöhlerUrea synthesis
Physical ChemistryWilhelm OstwaldReaction kinetics
BiochemistryJustus von LiebigMetabolism
Nuclear ChemistryMarie CurieRadioactivity
ElectrochemistryMichael FaradayElectrolysis
Quantum ChemistryLinus PaulingBonding theory

PHYSICS

TermFatherKey Contribution
PhysicsIsaac NewtonLaws of motion
Modern PhysicsAlbert EinsteinRelativity
Quantum MechanicsMax PlanckQuantum theory
ElectricityBenjamin FranklinCharge concept
ElectromagnetismJames Clerk MaxwellEM waves
Nuclear PhysicsErnest RutherfordAtom nucleus
ThermodynamicsSadi CarnotHeat engine
OpticsIbn al-HaythamLight theory
AstronomyGalileo GalileiTelescope use

ECOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT

TermFatherKey Contribution
EcologyErnst HaeckelDefined ecology
Environmental ScienceEugene OdumEcosystem concept
BiodiversityE.O. WilsonPopularized term
ForestryDietrich BrandisForest management
Wildlife ConservationAldo LeopoldConservation ethics
Green RevolutionNorman BorlaugHigh-yield crops
Indian Green RevolutionM. S. SwaminathanHYV seeds India
Sustainable DevelopmentGro Harlem BrundtlandBrundtland Report
Chipko MovementSunderlal BahugunaForest conservation
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