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



An Interview

Richter Magnitude Scale


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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."


image source:U.S. Geological Survey