Alfred Wegener was born in Berlin in 1880, where his father was a minister who ran an orphanage. From an early age he took an interest in Greenland, and always walked, skated, and hiked as though ...

Scientist and explorer -- Wegener's shocking idea -- The world reacts to Wegener's idea -- Preparing for Greenland -- Arriving in Greenland -- Establishing Eismitte -- The fourth trip to Eismitte, ...

HOWEVER much conservative instincts may rebel, geologists cannot refuse a hearing to Dr. Alfred Wegener, professor of meteorology in the University of Hamburg. As an oceanographer, he looks out over ...