Richter's scale : measure of an earthquake, measure of a man

Richter's scale : measure of an earthquake, measure of a man / Susan Elizabeth Hough.

Author/creator	Hough, Susan Elizabeth, 1961-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2007.
Description	xii, 335 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Subject(s)	Richter, Charles, 1900-1985. Seismologists--United States --Biography. Richter scale. Earthquakes.

Contents	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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [313]-324) and index.
LCCN	2006016480
ISBN	9780691128078 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780691128078

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	QE22.R475 H68 2007	✔ Available	Place Hold