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so many things but yes private kugel. OK so in the end I think what's going to happen is the blue dye in the water will come up and the Babri slide down a patch of grass. And into the glass. But the sugar won't come up they'll stay at the bottom of the bowl. I don't have to be buying water just going to die water no flavor in mind I think there's going to be a tiny little flavor still some orange. On but no Paul. All right really cool. OK it's been seven hours since you put these out the song. Check out this scene like how the slant you can see a little girl's little ones are either going to wring their hands yes. Well OK so you went to the Russian room said. Sure let's take it out OK it's OK it's worth it to secure our loan industry. Oh my God. Oh my gosh.
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Series
Teachers' Domain
Program
Earth and Space Science
Title
Plate Tectonics: The Scientist Behind the Theory
Producing Organization
WGBH Educational Foundation
Contributing Organization
WGBH (Boston, Massachusetts)
AAPB ID
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Description
Episode Description
This video segment from A Science Odyssey profiles Alfred Wegener, the scientist who first proposed the theory of continental drift. Initially criticized, his theory was accepted after further evidence revealed the existence of tectonic plates and that they move.
Description
This video segment adapted from A Science Odyssey profiles Alfred Wegener, the scientist who first proposed the theory of continental drift. Initially criticized, his theory was accepted after further evidence revealed the existence of tectonic plates and showed that these plates move.
Description
See related asset "ess05_vid_wegener1_Backgrounder.xml"
Description
What did Wegener propose as a method of explaining the close fit of the continents on either side of the Atlantic Ocean?What was so unusual about the fossil remains of Mesosaurus?How did clues found in South Africa and Arctic islands support Wegener's theory of continental drift?Why wasn't Wegener's theory accepted at the time?
Description
Some of the most influential theories began as seemingly implausible notions. This is not to say that the scientific community embraces every new idea that comes along. Alfred Wegener, the scientist who first proposed the theory of continental drift, learned that the hard way. This video segment adapted from A Science Odyssey chronicles the unveiling of Wegener's theory and shows how compelling evidence is sometimes dismissed when it supports new or incomplete theories.
Topics
Science
Subjects
science; Internal Earth Processes; Earth's History; earth system :: interior structure :: tectonics :: continental drift; earth system :: interior structure :: tectonics :: plate tectonics theory; earth system :: interior structure :: tectonics :: wegener; earth system :: interior structure :: tectonics :: plate size and rate of movement; research :: earth system :: history
Rights
Rights Note:Streaming only,Rights:,Rights Credit:2006, 1998 WGBH Educational Foundation. All Rights Reserved. Based on the Original Series A Science Odyssey with Charles Osgood produced by WGBH/Boston.,Rights Type:All,Rights Coverage:01/01/2016,Rights Holder:WGBH Educational Foundation
Rights Note:Streaming only,Rights:,Rights Credit:Still images courtesy of Ulrich Wutzke and Colin Billington. Stock footage courtesy of BBC, Department of Defense, Bundesfilmarchiv/Transit Film GmbH, and NASA. Animation courtesy of Salvatore Raciti and Kingpin Productions.,Rights Type:All,Rights Coverage:01/01/2016,Rights Holder:WGBH Educational Foundation
Media type
Moving Image
Duration
00:04:02
Credits
Producing Organization: WGBH Educational Foundation
Publisher: Teachers' Domain
AAPB Contributor Holdings
WGBH
Identifier: ebc83a36c33f39c07c247557f9f1cb529f04589c (ArtesiaDAM UOI_ID)
Format: video/quicktime
Color: Color
Duration: 00:02:42
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Chicago: “Teachers' Domain; Earth and Space Science; Plate Tectonics: The Scientist Behind the Theory,” WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed June 26, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-901zc7rx0c.
MLA: “Teachers' Domain; Earth and Space Science; Plate Tectonics: The Scientist Behind the Theory.” WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. June 26, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-901zc7rx0c>.
APA: Teachers' Domain; Earth and Space Science; Plate Tectonics: The Scientist Behind the Theory. Boston, MA: WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-901zc7rx0c