Richter's scale : measure of an earthquake, measure of a man /
Hough, Susan Elizabeth,1961-
Princeton, N.J. ; Oxford : Princeton University Press,
c2007.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [313]-324) and index.
The magnitude of the problem -- Formative years -- Margaret Rose -- Harnessing the horses -- Earthquake exploration -- The Kresge era -- Beno Gutenberg -- Earthquake! -- Richter scale -- Charlie -- Lillian -- Richter's women -- Autumn -- Asperger's syndrome -- Here it comes again -- Predicting the unpredictable -- Sizing up earthquake hazard -- Hazard in a nuclear age -- Supernova -- Appendix: A belated farewell.
Richter, Charles, 1900-1985.
Seismologists
Richter scale.
Earthquakes.