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Charles Francis Richter
Charles Francis Richter
American Scientist
Born: Apr 26, 1900
Died: Sep 30, 1985
Assigned Device Energy Problem Try Will
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Logarithmic plots are a device of the devil. Charles Francis Richter
Devil Plots Device
I was lucky because logarithmic plots are a device of the devil. Charles Francis Richter
Devil Plots Device Because Lucky
I suggested that we might compare earthquakes in terms of the measured amplitudes recorded at these stations, with an appropriate correction for distance. Charles Francis Richter
Distance Appropriate Earthquakes Correction Stations Recorded Terms Might Measured Compare Suggested
As seismologists gained more experience from earthquake records, it became obvious that the problem could not be reduced to a single peak acceleration. In fact, a full frequency of vibrations occurs. Charles Francis Richter
Experience Problem Single Earthquake More Records Fact Could Obvious Acceleration Became Frequency Reduced Occurs Vibrations In Fact Gained Full Peak
If one introduces the concept of energy of an earthquake then that is a theoretically derived quantity. Charles Francis Richter
Energy Earthquake Concept Quantity Then Theoretically Derived
Incidentally, the usual designation of the magnitude scale to my name does less than justice to the great part that Dr. Gutenberg played in extending the scale to apply to earthquakes in all parts of the world. Charles Francis Richter
Great Justice World Earthquakes Scale Gutenberg Great Part Magnitude Part Name Parts Does Than Less Usual Designation Dr Extending Played Apply
I'm glad to see the press now referring to the open-ended Richter scale. Charles Francis Richter
Press Scale See Glad Open-Ended Referring Now
Emphasis was usually put on the horizontal acceleration factor, for the simple reason that ordinary structures have a built-in safety factor for the vertical component; that is, gravity. Charles Francis Richter
Simple Safety Component Horizontal Structures Simple Reason Factor Put Emphasis Acceleration Vertical Ordinary Reason Gravity
If the assumptions used in calculating energy are changed, then this seriously affects the final result, even though the same body of data might be used. Charles Francis Richter
Result Seriously Energy Changed Assumptions Final Though Data Calculating Affects Same Might Then Body Used Even
In every area of the world where there is earthquake risk, there are still many buildings of this type; it is very frustrating to try to get rid of them. Charles Francis Richter
World Try Every Type Earthquake Risk Area Buildings Still Very Get Where Frustrating Them Rid Many
We would have been happy if we could have assigned just three categories, large, medium, and small; the point is, we wanted to avoid personal judgments. It actually turned out to be quite a finely tuned scale. Charles Francis Richter
Happy Three Medium Scale Out Would Finely Small Point Could Categories Judgments Been Personal Quite Just Wanted Tuned Turned Avoid Large Assigned Actually
What emerged, of course, was that the magnitude scale presupposed that all earthquakes were alike except for a constant scaling factor. And this proved to be closer to the truth than we expected. Charles Francis Richter
Truth Alike Earthquakes Scale Scaling Constant Emerged Magnitude Except Factor Course Proved Were Than Expected Closer

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