List of Breakthroughs that helped create the idea of Tectonic Plates By MYCHAL_BRUELL 206 Invention of Compass Jan 1, 600 Invention of Longitude Jan 1, 1567 Invention of Latitude Jan 1, 1570 First Articulate Map Of the World Jan 1, 1787 Invention of Steam Boat Jan 1, 1903 First Plane Jan 1, 1905 Discovery of Continetal Drift Jan 1, 1912 Discovery of Tectonic Plates Jan 1, 1957 Invention of Satellite Jan 1, 1969 First Moon Landing