In 1906, Wegener and his brother set a world record when they entered an international balloon contest by flying for 52 hours straight
No, the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 did not cause a tsunami.
According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 is generally considered to have been the most destructive US earthquake on record. It killed approximately 3,000 people and did $524 million in damage.
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Alfred Wegener died in November 1930. Harry Hess was born on May 24th, 1906. That would mean that Harry was 24 when Wegener died.
Harry Hess was born on May 24th, 1906. Alfred Wegener died sometime in November of 1930. That would mean that Harry Hess was about 24 years old when Wegener died.
In 1905, Wegener started work as a scientist at a meteorological station near the small German town of Beeskow. There, working with his older brother Kurt, he carried out pioneering work using weather balloons to study air movements. If there had been a Guinness Book of World Records in 1906, the Wegener brothers would have won the record for the longest continuous balloon flight ever: 52.5 hours in April of that year.
Alfred Coleman was born in 1906.
Alfred Heinrich was born in 1906.
Alfred Stelzner died in 1906.
Alfred Wahlberg died in 1906.
Alfred Dieck was born in 1906.
Alfred Beit died in 1906.
Alfred Thornton died in 1906.
Alfred Hedenstierna died in 1906.