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Charles F. 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. Childhood and education Richter was born in Overpeck, Ohio. Richter had German heritage: his great-grandfather was a Forty-Eighter, coming from Baden-Baden (today in Baden-Württemberg, Germany) in 1848 in the wake of the Revolutions of 1848 in the German states. Richter's parents Frederick William and Lillian Anna (Kinsinger) Richter, were divorced when he was very young. He grew up with his mate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Overpeck, Ohio
Overpeck (other names: Overpeck Station, Overpecks, Overpecks Station) is an unincorporated area, unincorporated community in central St. Clair Township, Butler County, Ohio, St. Clair Township, Butler County, Ohio, Butler County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 45055. It lies between New Miami, Ohio, New Miami and Trenton, Ohio, Trenton. Overpeck is a part of the Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky metropolitan area, Cincinnati-Middletown-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN Combined Statistical Area. A post office called Overpecks Station was established in 1860, and the name was changed to Overpeck in 1882. The community has the name of Isaac Overpeck, an early resident. Notable person *Charles Francis Richter, seismologist and eponym of Richter scale References Unincorporated communities in Ohio Unincorporated communities in Butler County, Ohio 1860 establishments in Ohio {{ButlerCountyOH-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |