BYU Studies Quarterly
Article Title
Magnitude
Keywords
Mormon studies, seismography, earthquakes
Abstract
The Richter scale of magnitude, developed in 1935 by Charles Richter and Beno Gutenberg of the California Institute of Technology and used to measure the power contained in earthquakes, references only itself; if it were human, we might call it narcissistic. We might also call Mr. Richter narcissistic, since this jointly developed scale was known by only his name, and it was not until after Gutenberg’s death that Richter began to insist on sharing the credit.
Recommended Citation
Knight, Elizabeth
(2015)
"Magnitude,"
BYU Studies Quarterly: Vol. 54:
Iss.
1, Article 8.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/byusq/vol54/iss1/8