Charles Francis Richter
Charles Francis Richter
Charles Francis Richterwas an American seismologist and physicist...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth26 April 1900
CountryUnited States of America
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analysis consists consulting deal good problem proposed risk site starts winds work
A good deal of my consulting work consists of site analysis for proposed developments. The problem of assessing seismic risk starts at the geological-geophysical end and winds up at the engineering end.
design earthquake form history motion shaking time
These are usually described in the form of a design earthquake with a time history of the motion and shaking characteristics that are expected.
actual closely instrument involved tied tried
So we tried to keep the interpretation of the 'size of the earthquake' as closely tied to the actual instrument observations involved as possible.
according ask building california earthquake less prediction progress reason toward
At least there is progress of California toward building new construction according to earthquake-resistant design. We would have less reason to ask for earthquake prediction if this was universal.
fields development active
Nothing is less predictable than the development of an active scientific field.
procrastination waiting trying
Don't wait for extraordinary circumstance to do good; try to use ordinary situations.
liars earthquakes fool
Only fools, liars, and charlatans predict earthquakes
rose doe thorns
The rose does not bloom without thorns. True, but would that the thorns did not outlive the rose.
devil plot lucky
I was lucky because logarithmic plots are a device of the devil.
data finals body
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.
life loss earthquakes
Most loss of life and property has been due to the collapse of antiquated and unsafe structures, mostly of brick and other masonry. ... There is progress of California toward building new construction according to earthquake-resistant design. We would have less reason to ask for earthquake prediction if this was universal.
earthquakes energy introducing
If one introduces the concept of energy of an earthquake then that is a theoretically derived quantity.
science long measurement
Refining is inevitable in science when you have made measurements of a phenomenon for a long period of time.
lying mirrors water
According to Democritus, truth lies at the bottom of a well, the water of which serves as a mirror in which objects may be reflected. I have heard, however, that some philosophers, in seeking for truth, to pay homage to her, have seen their own image and adored it instead.