Alfred Wegener | Biography, Theory, & Facts | Britannica
WEBApr 15, 2024 · Alfred Wegener, German meteorologist and geophysicist who formulated the first complete statement of the continental drift hypothesis. His theory was rejected by most geologists during his lifetime but was resurrected and made a central feature of modern geology as part of the theory of plate tectonics in the 1960s.
Alfred Wegener - Wikipedia
WEBAlfred Lothar Wegener (/ ˈ v eɪ ɡ ən ər /; German: [ˈʔalfʁeːt ˈveːɡənɐ]; 1 November 1880 – November 1930) was a German climatologist, geologist, geophysicist, meteorologist, and polar researcher.
Continental Drift - National Geographic Society
WEBOct 19, 2023 · The theory of continental drift is most associated with the scientist Alfred Wegener. In the early 20th century, Wegener published a paper explaining his theory that the continental landmasses were “drifting” across the Earth, sometimes plowing through oceans and into each other.
Biography of Alfred Wegener, German Scientist - ThoughtCo
WEBMay 15, 2019 · Alfred Wegener (November 1, 1880–November 1930) was a German meteorologist and geophysicist who developed the first theory of continental drift and formulated the idea that a supercontinent known as …
Biography of Alfred Wegener | Environment & Society Portal
WEBAlfred Wegener (1880–1930) became internationally known for his heavily disputed theory of continental drift, which he formulated as early as 1912. Yet his exploration of Greenland, as well as his related work in glaciology and aerology, also makes up a considerable part of his multifarious scientific career as a meteorologist and geophysicist.
Alfred Wegener - University of California Museum of Paleontology
WEBBorn on November 1, 1880, Alfred Lothar Wegener earned a Ph.D in astronomy from the University of Berlin in 1904. However, he had always been interested in geophysics, and also became fascinated with the developing fields of meteorology and climatology. During his life, Wegener made several key contributions to meteorology: he pioneered the use ...
Continental drift | Definition, Evidence, Diagram, & Facts
WEBApr 5, 2024 · The first truly detailed and comprehensive theory of continental drift was proposed in 1912 by Alfred Wegener, a German meteorologist. Bringing together a large mass of geologic and paleontological data, Wegener postulated that throughout most of geologic time there was only one continent, which he called Pangea.
Alfred Wegener - Biography, Facts and Pictures - Famous Scientists
WEBPublished by FamousScientists.org. Lived 1880 - 1930. Alfred Wegener proposed the theory of continental drift - the idea that Earth's continents move. Despite publishing a large body of compelling fossil and rock evidence for his theory between 1912 and 1929, it was rejected by most other scientists.
Continental Drift: The groundbreaking theory of moving continents
WEBDec 14, 2021 · The theory was proposed by geophysicist and meteorologist Alfred Wegener in 1912, but was rejected by mainstream science at the time. Scientists confirmed some of Wegener's ideas decades...
Plate tectonics | Definition, Theory, Facts, & Evidence
WEBApr 16, 2024 · plate tectonics, theory dealing with the dynamics of Earth ’s outer shell—the lithosphere —that revolutionized Earth sciences by providing a uniform context for understanding mountain-building processes, volcanoes, and earthquakes as well as the evolution of Earth’s surface and reconstructing its past continents and oceans.
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