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“[In plotting earthquake measurements] the range between the largest and smallest magnitudes seemed unmanageably large. Dr. Beno Gutenberg then made the natural suggestion to plot the amplitudes logarithmically.”

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Charles Francis Richter
Charles Francis Richter

Charles Francis Richter, born on April 26, 1900, and died on September 30, 1985, was a renowned seismologist from the United States. He is best known for developing the Richter scale, which has become a significant standard for measuring the intensity of earthquakes. more

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