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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.
- Subjects
- 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.
- Connect to:
- Research Call Number
- JFE 07-2298