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

Title
Richter's scale : measure of an earthquake, measure of a man / Susan Elizabeth Hough.
Author
Hough, Susan Elizabeth, 1961-
Publication
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2007.

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Description
xii, 335 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Subject
  • Richter, Charles, 1900-1985
  • Seismologists > United States > Biography
  • Richter scale
  • Earthquakes
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [313]-324) and index.
Contents
The magnitude of the problem -- Formative years -- Margaret Rose -- Harnessing the horses -- Earthquake exploration -- The Kresge era -- Beno Gutenberg -- Earthquake! -- Richter scale -- Charlie -- Lillian -- Richter's women -- Autumn -- Asperger's syndrome -- Here it comes again -- Predicting the unpredictable -- Sizing up earthquake hazard -- Hazard in a nuclear age -- Supernova -- Appendix: A belated farewell.
Call Number
JFE 07-2298
ISBN
  • 9780691128078 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0691128073 (cloth : alk. paper)
LCCN
2006016480
OCLC
69028234
Author
Hough, Susan Elizabeth, 1961-
Title
Richter's scale : measure of an earthquake, measure of a man / Susan Elizabeth Hough.
Imprint
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2007.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [313]-324) and index.
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JFE 07-2298
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