Richter s Scale: Measure of an Earthquake, Measure of a Man

Richter s Scale: Measure of an Earthquake, Measure of a Man Hough Susan Elizabeth Wydawca: Princeton University Press Data wydania: 2007 ISBN: 9780691128078 Liczba stron: 336 Format: 240 x 158 x 28 Rodzaj oprawy: Hardback Opis produktu: By developing the scale that bears his name, Charles Richter not only invented the concept of magnitude as a measure of earthquake size, he turned himself into a household word. This work takes the reader into Richter s life story, setting it in the context of his family and interpersonal attachments, and the history of seismology.