Wikipedia has a list of men and women described as father or mother of something. This does not always mean they invented, discovered or originated the thing with which they are associated. It also does not mean that they always have been or currently are considered a father or mother of it.
Examples are: Ernest Rutherford, father of nuclear physics. Thomas Wedgwood, father of photography. Mary Wollstonecraft, mother of feminism and Bill Monroe, father of bluegrass music.
(via Tom McMahon)
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