Charles F. Richter Posing Next
by Bettmann
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Charles F. Richter Posing Next
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Bettmann
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Photograph - Photography
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PASEDENA, CALIFORNIA: A STRONG EARTHQUAKE MAY SOMEDAY BE REGARDED AS SOMETHING PONTENTIALLY DESTRUCTIVE BUT WHICH CAN BE GUARDED AGAINST. WHAT IS NEEDED, IN THE OPINION OF DR. CHARLES F. RICHTER, AN EMINENT SEISMOLOGIST, IS STIFFER, UNIFORM BUILDING CODES AND THE REMOVAL OF EXISTING POORLY CONSTRUCTED BUILDINGS. RICHTER DEVELOPED THE FIRST MAGNITUDE SCALE FOR EARTHQUAKES--KNOWN AS THE RICHTER SCALE--30 YEARS AGO. RP/JL. FILED 5/7/66.
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