The scientist Charles Francis Richter

Charles Francis Richter

Living place: Ohio

Birthday: 26-4-1900

Population of US 1900: 76,094,000

Global rank: #49018

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Who is The scientist Charles Francis Richter?
Seismologists have created the famous Richter Scale, which describes the magnitude of seismic events. He was a professor at the California Institute of Technology from 1958 to 1970 and wrote the influential book Elementary Siesmology.
He developed building standards for buildings in earthquake-stricken areas, helping to reduce damage caused by events like the 1971 San Fernando earthquake.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He moved with his mother and grandfather to California in 1909 and later earned a doctorate in Theoretical Physics from the California Institute of Technology.

Family life info

He married creative writing teacher Lillian brand in 1928.

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Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling The scientist Charles Francis Richter?
He and Hugo Benioff are both famous American seismologists.

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When was The scientist Charles Francis Richter born?
Charles Francis Richter was born in 26-4-1900, death year is , at the age of 124.
Where is The scientist Charles Francis Richter's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Charles Francis Richter was born in Ohio, . is a The scientist, whose Zodiac is Taurus, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Rat. Charles Francis Richter's global rank is 49018 and whose rank is 209 in list of famous The scientist. Population of US in 1900 is about 76,094,000 persons.
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Events in 1900 and 26-4

Events in US in the birth year of Charles Francis Richter

  • Hurricane ravages Galveston, Tex.; 6,000 – 8,000 dead. Background: U.S. Hurricanes
  • Carrie Chapman Catt succeeds Susan B. Anthony as president of National Woman Suffrage Association.

Birthday Charles Francis Richter (26-4) in history

  • Day 26-4 year 1607: The first British people settled in America. Cape Henry was the first place they landed
  • Day 26-4 year 1865: John Wilkes Booth, Lincoln’s assassin, was surrounded by federal troops in a barn in Virginia. He was shot and killed, either by the soldiers or by his own hand.
  • Day 26-4 year 1937: The German Luftwaffe (air force) destroyed the Spanish town of Guernica.
  • Day 26-4 year 1964: Tanganyika and Zanzibar joined to form Tanzania.
  • Day 26-4 year 1986: The worst nuclear power plant accident in history occurred at Chernobyl, near Kiev, U.S.S.R.
  • Day 26-4 year 1994: The first multi-racial elections were held in South Africa.
  • Day 26-4 year 2000: Vermont Governor Howard Dean signed the nation's first bill allowing same-sex couples to form civil unions.
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