Continental drift – Gondwana – Alfred Wegener (Germany)

* Alfred Wegener proposed the theory of continental drift – the idea that Earth’s continents move. Despite publishing a large body of compelling fossil and rock evidence for his theory between 1912 and 1929, it was rejected by most other scientists. It was only in the 1960s that continental drift finally became part of mainstream… Continue reading Continental drift – Gondwana – Alfred Wegener (Germany)