Though not without problems, this theory has gained wide acceptance. It is the most complete theory of global dynamics yet, and its roots lie in the work of Alfred Wegener.

They constituted the first focused and rational argument for continental drift ... were employed to prove this theory and ultimately, the correctness of Wegener's chief idea as well.

It took more than 50 years for Wegener’s theory to be accepted. One of the reasons was that it was difficult to work out how whole continents could move. It was not until the 1960s that evidence ...

Wegener was dismissed as a presumptive amateur by most geologists and geophysicists of his time. Of the few who supported the better of his conclusions, several developed powerful evidence for the ...

In 1912 Alfred Wegener proposed that the continents had originated in the breakup of one supercontinent. His idea has not been widely accepted, hut new evidence suggests that the principle is correct ...