Continental drift was a revolutionary theory explaining that continents shift position on Earth's surface. The theory was proposed by geophysicist and meteorologist Alfred Wegener in 1912, but was ...

IN recent years the question of continental drift has received renewed attention mainly as a result of palæomagnetic studies. The general consensus of opinion appears now to look with favour upon ...

As late as 1958, a book rejecting continental drift included a foreword by Albert Einstein. Then, suddenly, in one of science’s great “I told you so” moments, the discoveries of seafloor spreading and ...

The fact is Wegener works out the theory on the basis of a westerly drift of the continents. ... JOLY, J. Continental Flotation and Drift. Nature 111, 79–80 (1923). https ...

Wegener proposes idea of continental drift 1912. ... It is the most complete theory of global dynamics yet, and its roots lie in the work of Alfred Wegener. Related Features.

In his time, Alfred Wegner (1880–1930) was known for his work in meteorology and polar research, but today he is best remembered for his additions to the development of continental drift theory.

The South Atlantic breakup, which separated the African and South American continents, is the basis of the continental drift hypothesis and has been widely studied. However, the driving forces ...

Plate tectonics is relatively new, put forth in the last 30 years or so — its forerunner was the now-discarded continental drift theory. The theory states that Earth's outer shell is made up of ...

They constituted the first focused and rational argument for continental drift, but still they veered radically from the accepted beliefs of the time. Some scientists supported him.

Not all the early reactions to continental drift were harsh, though. In the bizarre intellectual atmosphere of the Third Reich, Wegener’s theory had support and approval from an unlikely ...