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01/11/1880 The man who solved continental puzzle (born)

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Alfred Wegener: Great Minds

German scientist Alfred Wegener was born. He contributed in many fields, hut is best known for his theory of continental drift. He published it in 1912 but it was not accepted until the 1950s. Wegener was not the first to notice that the edges of the continents fit together. But he was the first to gather the evidence.