Despite his incredible evidence for continental drift, Wegener never lived to see his theory gain wider acceptance. He died in 1930 at age 50 of a probable heart attack while on a scientific expedition in Greenland.
drill press - a machine tool with a separate, upright stand; an electric drill is pressed into the work automatically or with a hand lever. 1  electric drill - a rotating power drill powered by an electric motor. 2  machine tool - a powered machine for cutting or shaping or finishing metals or other materials.
Presses (Stamping) New and Used Presses (Stamping) A machine having a stationary bed or anvil and a slide ram or hammer which has reciprocating motion toward and away from the bed surface and at right angles to the bed surface, the slide being guided in the frame of the machine to give a definite path of motion.