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September 30, 1985 (85 years old)
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Taurus
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Charles Francis Richter
Charles Francis Richter; April 26, 1900 – September 30, 1985 was an American seismologist and physicist. Richter is most famous as the creator of the Richter magnitude scale, which, until the development of the moment magnitude scale in 1979, quantified the size of earthquakes. Inspired by Kiyoo Wadati's 1928 paper on shallow and deep earthquakes, Richter first used the scale in 1935 after developing it in collaboration with Beno Gutenberg; both worked at the California Institute of Technology. The quote "logarithmic plots are a device of the devil" is attributed to Richter.
BornApril 26, 1900, Overpeck, Ohio
DiedSeptember 30, 1985, Pasadena, California
FieldsSeismology, Physics
InstitutionsCalifornia Institute of Technology
Alma materStanford University, California Institute of Technology
Known forRichter magnitude scale

About Charles Francis Richter

Geologist Charles Francis Richter was born on April 26, 1900 in Ohio, United States (He dies at the age of 85, on September 30, 1985).

The famous Richter Scale, which defines the magnitude of earthquake events, was devised by a seismologist. From 1958 until 1970, he taught at the California Institute of Technology and wrote the renowned book Elementary Siesmology.

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Charles Francis Richter before becoming famous

Charles Francis Richter was born in the Zodiac sign Taurus (The Bull), and 1900 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Rat (鼠).

In 1909, he relocated to California with his mother and grandfather, and eventually obtained a PhD in Theoretical Physics from the California Institute of Technology.

Achievement of Charles Francis Richter

He created building rules for earthquake-prone locations, which served to mitigate the damage caused by disasters like the San Fernando earthquake of 1971.

Charles Francis Richter's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

In 1928, he married Lillian Brand, a creative writing teacher.

Charles Francis Richter Collabed with

He and Geologist Hugo Benioff are both well-known seismologists in the United States.

Hugo Benioff (1899 - 1968) (Geologist)
Hugo Benioff (1899 - 1968)

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Charles Francis Richter Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Charles Francis Richter updated on March 23 2023.