It may seem strange to many people to even suggest that Christianity has had a significant impact on science since it is often assumed that the relationship between Christianity & science has been a long and troubled one.
You may be interested to learn that historians of science have known for quite some time about the significantly positive role Christianity has played both in the emergence and persistence of modern science in the West. Today's message explores this relationship.
Additional Resources
Peter Harrison, “Christianity and the rise of western science” Australian Broadcasting Corporation (May 2012).
Mark Noll, “Science, Religion, and A.D. White"
Rebecca McLaughlin, "Hasn't Science Disproved Christianity" in Confronting Christianity,
Alister McGrath lecture on Youtube entitled Science and Faith: Conflicting or Enriching?
Alvin Schmidt, How Christianity Changed the World
D. James Kennedy, What if Jesus Had Never Been Born?