Chemistry tectonic theory
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- 1906 : Wegener Starts Work in Meteorology
- 1910 : Wegener Spots a Pattern in a Map
- 1915 : Wegener Publishes his Theory
- Alfred Wegener was born in 1880 in Germany. He had a PHD in astronomy but began work in meteorology.
- 1930 : Other Scientists Reject his Idea
- He noticed how the coastlines of eastern South America and western Africa seemed to fit together like jigsaw pieces. He gathered fossils and geological evidence to support his theory.
- 1930 : Wegener Dies on Expedition
- He called it : Continental Drift Theory. He wrote and published his groundbreaking book: The Origin of Continents and Oceans
- 1960 : Idea Resurfaces as Plate Tectonics
- Wegener thought that there was a geological force which pushed the continents away from Earth’s poles towards the equator. Geologists knew this was untrue so they dismissed the idea completely.
- In mid-November, Alfred Wegener died on his fourth expedition to Greenland. He was 50 years old. His grave was marked by 2 skis.
- In 1960 his theory was resurrected and became known as plate tectonics.
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