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Alfred Wegener - Famous Scientists |
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ALFRED WEGENER
(1880-1930), Was born Born on November 1, 1880, Wegener made what was to be his last
expedition to Greenland in 1930. where he died, a day or two after his fiftieth birthday.
The Origins of Continents and Oceans. Wegener's ideas were very controversial because he didn't have an explanation
for why the continents moved, just that there was observational evidence that they had.
Links:
USGS
Plate Tectonics
Pangaea
A Science Odyssey
Plate Tectonics Animations
Tectonic Motion
Famous Quotes:
"Scientists still do not appear to understand ... that all earth sciences must contribute evidence toward
unveiling the state of our planet in earlier times ... " |
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