Richter's scale : measure of an earthquake, measure of a man /

Chronicles the troubled life, scientific work, and poetry of the American scientist, Charles Richter, who developed a scale that measures the magnitude of earthquakes.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hough, Susan Elizabeth, 1961-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2007.
Temas:
Richter, Charles, > 1900-1985.
Richter, Charles, > 1900-1985
Richter, Charles > Geologe.
Seismologists > United States > Biography.
Richter scale.
Earthquakes.
Earthquakes
Sismologues > États-Unis > Biographies.
Échelle de Richter.
Tremblements de terre.
earthquakes.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geology.
Richter scale
Seismologists
Erdbeben
Richter-Skala
United States
Biography
Biographies
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; Preface; CHAPTER 1 The Magnitude of the Problem; CHAPTER 2 Formative Years; CHAPTER 3 Margaret Rose; CHAPTER 4 Harnessing the Horses; CHAPTER 5 Earthquake Exploration; CHAPTER 6 The Kresge Era; CHAPTER 7 Beno Gutenberg; CHAPTER 8 Earthquake!; CHAPTER 9 Richter Scale; CHAPTER 10 Charlie; CHAPTER 11 Lillian; CHAPTER 12 Richter's Women; CHAPTER 13 Autumn; CHAPTER 14 Asperger's Syndrome; CHAPTER 15 Here It Comes Again; CHAPTER 16 Predicting the Unpredictable; CHAPTER 17 Sizing Up Earthquake Hazard; CHAPTER 18 Hazard in a Nuclear Age; CHAPTER 19 Supernova.
  • APPENDIX: A Belated FarewellBibliography; Acknowledgments; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; Earthquakes by Date.

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