Beno Gutenberg
Beno Gutenberg · Science & Medicine
Seismologist who co-developed the Richter magnitude scale and determined the depth of Earth's core
1889, Darmstadt, Germany — 1960, Pasadena, California, USA
Germany · United States
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Gutenberg was a German-American seismologist who determined the depth of Earth's outer core (the core-mantle boundary is named the Gutenberg discontinuity) and, with Charles Richter, developed the magnitude scale and the Gutenberg-Richter law relating earthquake frequency to magnitude. His work established quantitative modern seismology. Jewish, he emigrated from Germany to Caltech in 1930.
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Seismologist who co-developed the Richter magnitude scale and determined the depth of Earth's core
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Earth & Planetary Science
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