If you mean social influences yes they are. For many years scientists had to fit what they discovered into Catholicism because the church was trying to exploit religion for money and power. Today scientists pressure each other to agree with a theory because they have based most of their work off the theory. If for instance relativity was found to be false all the people who spent their life working off of it would have all of their work invalidated.
Maurice Goldsmith has written: 'Joseph Needham' -- subject(s): Science, Scientists, Biography, History 'Science around you' 'The science of science' -- subject(s): Science, Bernal, John Desmond, 1901-, Science and civilization 'Careers in technology' -- subject(s): Vocational guidance, Science, Engineering 'The Curie family' 'Sage' -- subject(s): Physicists, Biography 'Three scientists face social responsibility' -- subject(s): Biography, Science, Scientists, Social aspects, Social aspects of Science
Margaret W. Rossiter has written: 'Women scientists in America' -- subject(s): Women in science, Women scientists, History 'Women scientists in America' -- subject(s): History, Women in science, Women scientists
W. Albert Noyes has written: 'Are we training scientists well?' -- subject(s): Science, Scientists, Study and teaching 'Science on the national and international scenes' -- subject(s): Science
Patricia Fara has written: 'Sympathetic attractions' -- subject(s): History, Science, Magnets 'The George III gallery at the Science Museum' -- subject(s): Science Museum 'Newton' -- subject(s): Science, Scientists, Biography, History 'Computers' -- subject(s): Computers, Popular works 'Pandora's breeches' -- subject(s): History, Women in science, Women scientists
There is no founder for the subject matter of physical science, there are many scientists' contributions though.
Sugra Chunawala has written: 'Students' ideas about science and scientists' -- subject(s): Attitudes, Public opinion, School children, Science, Scientists
Andrew Bluemle has written: 'Saturday science' -- subject(s): Science, Scientists 'Automation'
H. J. Mozans has written: 'Woman in science' -- subject(s): History, Science, Women in science, Women scientists, Woman as scientists, History and condition of woman, Women
Shizu Zhong has written: 'Ancient China's scientists' -- subject(s): Biography, History, Science, Scientists
Willie Pearson has written: 'Beyond small numbers' -- subject(s): African American chemists, African American students, Chemistry, Discrimination in education, Discrimination in employment, Education, Interviews, Study and teaching (Higher) 'Blacks, science, and American education' -- subject(s): African American scientists, Education, African Americans, Study and teaching, Science 'Black scientists, white society, and colorless science' -- subject(s): African American scientists, Science, Social aspects of Science
Steven Shapin has written: 'Never pure' -- subject(s): Social aspects, Science, History 'Never pure' 'The scientific life' -- subject(s): Economic aspects, Economic aspects of Science, Moral and ethical aspects, Moral and ethical aspects of Scientists, Science, Scientists
S. H. Jenkinson has written: 'New Zealanders and science' -- subject(s): History, Science, Scientists