Alfred Wegener continental drift
Earth Science & History
Newtonian Scientific Group

The Revolutionary Thinker

Alfred Wegener proposed the revolutionary theory of continental drift in the early 20th century. Despite initial skepticism, his ideas paved the way for plate tectonics.

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Radical Gaia Hypothesis
Earth Science & History
Newtonian Scientific Group

The Radical Gaia Hypothesis

James Lovelock’s revolutionary Gaia hypothesis proposed that life actively regulates Earth’s environment to maintain habitable conditions. His bold systems view of the planet transformed science.

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Galileo ship thought experiment
Earth Science & History
Newtonian Scientific Group

Galileo’s Ship

In order to explain the concepts of inertia and relative motion, Galileo devised a thought experiment involving a ship sailing smoothly across the sea. He

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