Wegener
Al·fred Lo·thar [ahl-freyt loh-tahr, loh-tahr], /ˈɑl freɪt ˈloʊ tɑr, loʊˈtɑr/, 1880–1930, German meteorologist and geophysicist: originated theory of continental drift.
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That map is not a permanent portrait of the Earth’s features, Wegener contended, but rather a snapshot snagged from a long-running movie.
The Top 10 scientific surprises of Science News’ first 100 years | Tom Siegfried | September 20, 2021 | Science NewsWegener couldn’t identify a mechanism to drive his drifting continents.
Scientists Pin Down When Earth’s Crust Cracked, Then Came to Life | Howard Lee | March 25, 2021 | Quanta MagazineInstead, Wegener suggested, mountains form when continents collide as they drift across the planet’s surface.
How the Earth-shaking theory of plate tectonics was born | Carolyn Gramling | January 13, 2021 | Science NewsRomantic student clubs at Lutter's and Wegener's wine-rooms left nothing untried to lure him to their nocturnal carousals.
Jewish Literature and Other Essays | Gustav KarpelesThorpe alludes in a note to a German poem by Wegener, which I have not seen.
The Science of Fairy Tales | Edwin Sidney Hartland
British Dictionary definitions for Wegener
/ (German ˈveːɡənər) /
Alfred (ˈalfreːt). 1880–1930, German meteorologist: regarded as the originator of the theory of continental drift
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Scientific definitions for Wegener
[ vā′gə-nər ]
German physicist, meteorologist, and explorer who introduced the theory of continental drift in 1915. His hypothesis was controversial and remained so until the 1960s, when new scientific understanding of the structure of the ocean floors provided evidence that his theory was correct.
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