1880-1930

Explores the work of Alfred Wegener, focusing on his theory of plate tectonics and how it has influenced the study of landforms.

A brief biography of the life and work of German meteorologist, Alfred Wegener, whose findings on the continental drift revolutionized eighteenth- and nineteenth-century observations about the development of the earth.

Recounts Alfred Wegener's attempts to prove his theory that the world's continents had once formed a solid landmass before splitting apart and floating to their current positions, describing how his theory was rejected by the scientific community and his expeditions to Greenland in search of evidence that would prove his theory.