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
Charles Francis Richter quotes about
confusion confusing use
Lately there have been complaints that the use of the magnitude scale is confusing, or at least the reporting of magnitudes in the newspapers 'confuses the public.
distance fall may
Magnitude may be compared to the power output in kilowatts of a [radio] broadcasting station; local intensity, on the Mercalli or similar scale, is then comparable to the signal strength noted on a receiver at a given locality. Intensity, like signal strength, will generally fall off with distance from the source; it will also depend on local conditions at the point of observation, and to some extent on the conditions along the path from source to that point.
earthquakes vibrations facts
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.
science long measurement
Refining is inevitable in science when you have made measurements of a phenomenon for a long period of time.
earthquakes energy introducing
If one introduces the concept of energy of an earthquake then that is a theoretically derived quantity.
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.
rose doe thorns
The rose does not bloom without thorns. True, but would that the thorns did not outlive the rose.
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
devil plot lucky
I was lucky because logarithmic plots are a device of the devil.
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.
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.
spring men young
Spring makes everything young again except man.