Charles Francis Richter: Emphasis was usually put on the horizontal acceleration factor, for the simple reason that ordinary structures have a built-in safety factor for the vertical component; that is, gravity.

Emphasis was usually put on the horizontal acceleration factor, for the simple reason that ordinary structures have a built-in safety factor for the vertical component; that is, gravity.

-- Charles Francis Richter


		Name: Charles Francis Richter Type: Scientist Nationality: American Birth: April 26, 1900 Death: April 20, 1985

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