Alfred Wegener proposed the theory of continental drift at the beginning of the 20th century. His idea was that the Earth's continents were once joined together, but gradually moved apart over millions of years. The idea was rejected at first as he was a Meteorologist and not regarded as a proper scientist.
they couldn't agree on how it separated or what made it separate.
scientists back then didn't want to belive that the earths plates could move on there own
Plate tectonics helps us to explain continental drift.
No, not until later was this theory proven and supplemented by the theory of plate tectonics.
Most people actually state that Darwin beat Wegener to the theory of continental drift as he mentioned in most of his studies about the continents drifting apart and fitting together.
alfred wegner
The main problem with Wegners theory of continental drift was that at the time he proposed it he had no real proof.
German scientist Alfred Wegener (1880-1930) first proposed the theory of continental drift in 1912, but it was not widely accepted until the 1950s.
Alfred Wegener proposed the theory of Continental Drift in 1912.
The theory of continental drift and plate tectonics
yes becouse wenger is not geologist and he could not explain the how continental drift theory
Alfred Wegener
the movement of the continent i :-)
Wegener proposed the theory of Pangea (the supercontinent) and continental drift. Continental drift is what split Pangea apart.
A German scientist Alfred Wegener first proposed the idea of Continental Drift.
The idea of continental drift was first proposed by Alfred Wegener in 1912. Wegener's theory suggested that the continents were once joined together in a single landmass called Pangaea and had drifted apart over time.
Supercontinent was first proposed in 1912 by the German meteorologist Alfred Wegener as a part of his theory of continental drift.