2006-10-11 13:56:28 · 5 answers · asked by MONKEY_LOVER_1994 2 in Environment
The first person to propose the theory of continental drift (now known as plate tectonics).
2006-10-11 13:58:45 · answer #1 · answered by stevewbcanada 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
German climatologist and geophysicist who, in 1915, published as expanded version of his 1912 book The Origin of Continents and Oceans. This work was one of the first to suggest continental drift and plate tectonics. He suggested that a supercontinent he called Pangaea had existed in the past, broke up starting 200 million years ago, and that the pieces ``drifted'' to their present positions.
2006-10-11 13:59:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alfred wegner is the creator of the continental drift theory.
2006-10-12 05:10:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pretty decent biography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Wegener
2006-10-11 17:34:33 · answer #4 · answered by flossie116 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
German geologist
2006-10-11 14:05:30 · answer #5 · answered by bquick10 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋