USGS · 70168568
Charles F. Richter; an interview
Abstract
Charles F. Richter, renowned seismologist, is a professor emeritus at the California Institue of techonology (Caltech). He is best known to the public for the Richter magnitude scale; but he is equally recognized in the scientific community for many other contributions to seismology including his books Elementary Seismology (1958) and Seismicity of the Earth (coauthored in 1954 with Beno Gutenberg).
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H. Spall. 1980. Charles F. Richter; an interview. https://pubs.usgs.gov/publication/70168568
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