Charles Richter and the story of the Richter scale /
Susan Zannos.
- Bear, Del. : Mitchell Lane Publishers, c2004.
- 48 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
- Unlocking the secrets of science .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 46) and index.
Earthquakes -- Early years -- A happy accident -- The Richter scale -- What causes earthquakes? -- Drifting continents -- A complex man.
A biography of the American scientist, Charles Richter, who developed a scale for measuring the intensity of earthquakes.