NAME:
Charles Frances Richter
BORN: April 26, 1900
COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS:
born...Hamilton, Ohio (Butler County)
EDUCATION:
studied at Stanford University, and later
the California Institute of Technology
CalTech PhD, 1928
OCCUPATION:
scientist, physics and seismology
DIED: 1985
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FAST FACTS:
In 1935, Charles Richter and Beno Gutenberg developed the Richter magnitude scale. They were working together as scientists at the California Institute of Technology.
The "Richter Scale" is a mathematical device used to quantify the size of earthquakes.
NOTABLE QUOTE:
"Don't wait for extraordinary circumstance to do good; try to use ordinary situations."
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