Father Of Modern Science, Catholic Bishop Nicole Oresme' Of Lisieux, France 1323 - 1382. Nicole Oresme made significant contributions to late medieval natural philosophy. He studied and wrote about philosophy, mathematics, economics, physics, musicology, and psychology, and anticipated the ideas of early modern scientists such as Copernicus, Galileo and Descartes. He developed a geometric model to quantify and compare the… Continue reading Discovery & Reburial Of Father Copernicus! : Fox News Bastardizes History!