Richter's scale: measure of an earthquake, measure of a man
Auteur :
Hough, Susan Elizabeth
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691128078
Date de publication :
22 janv. 2007
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
680 g
Format :
B315
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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.