“ The father of Egyptology was Father Athanasius Kircher. ”
Jesuits so dominated the study of earthquakes that seismology became known as 'the Jesuit Science.
~ Thomas E. Woods Jr.
The exaltation of human reason and its capabilities, a commitment to rigorous and rational debate, a promotion of intellectual inquiry and scholarly exchange--all sponsored by the Church--provided the framework for the Scientific Revolution.
Father Roger Boscovich is often credited as the father of modern atomic theory.
Father Nicholas Steno, is often identified as the father of geology.
