jun 30, 1963 - Frederick Vine and Drummond Matthews worked togtehr to look at and understand the pattern of magnetic stripes on the ocean floor.
Description:
These scientists proposed the idea that molten lava from the mantle came up through the mid ocean ridges and created new crust. They also noticed that there were some magnetic stripes on one side of the ridge as there was on the other.Added to timeline:
Date:
jun 30, 1963
Now
~ 62 years ago