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Alfred Lothar Wegener: Moving continents - Endeavored to prove by scientific methods that Africa and South America were once joined. Includes biography and information about the final trip to Greenland.
Alfred Wegener - Brief biography and description of work from the University of California Museum of Paleontology.
On the Shoulders of Giants: Alfred Wegener - Profile of Wegener, his theory of continental drift, and the derision that it once inspired.
Plate Tectonics: The Rock History of an Idea - Explains the early observation of the similar coastlines and undersea continental shelves and how this led to the development of theory of a an ancient single land mass. Discusses early contributors to the field like Alfred Wegener.
Wegener, Alfred - A pioneer in plate tectonics, who used reason and scientific method to prove a theory that Africa and South America was once one continent. Page includes information abut aeronautical research, facing the critics and final acceptance of this visionary's work.
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