Beno Gutenberg

Beno Gutenberg (June 4, 1889 – January 25, 1960) was a German-born seismologist who made several important contributions to the science. He was a colleague of Charles Francis Richter at the California Institute of Technology and Richter's collaborator in developing the Richter scale of earthquake magnitude.

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June 4 - 1889 - January 25 - 1960 - Seismologist - Charles Francis Richter - California Institute of Technology - Richter scale - Earthquake

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Gutenberg was born in Darmstadt, Germany and obtained his Ph.D. from University of Göttingen in 1911. He then held positions at German University of Strasbourg and University of Frankfurt-am-Main until he joined Caltech in 1929.

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Darmstadt - Germany - University of Göttingen - 1911 - German University of Strasbourg - University of Frankfurt-am-Main - 1929

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Collaborating with Richter, developed a relationship between seismic magnitude and energy, represented in the equation logE(S) = 11.8 + 1.5M. This gives the energy E(s) given from earthquakes from seismic waves in ergs.

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