Charles Francis Richter
fool liar charlatan predict earthquake
"Only fools, liars, and charlatans predict earthquakes"
— Charles Francis Richter (1900-1985)
predictable active scientific field
"Nothing is less predictable than the development of an active scientific field."
— Charles Francis Richter (1900-1985)
luck logarithmic plot devil
"I was lucky because logarithmic plots are a device of the devil."
— Charles Francis Richter (1900-1985)
spring young man
"Spring makes everything young again except man."
— Charles Francis Richter (1900-1985)
energy earthquake theoretically derived quantity theory
"If one introduces the concept of energy of an earthquake then that is a theoretically derived quantity."
— Charles Francis Richter (1900-1985)
seismologist earthquake peak acceleration frequency vibration
"As seismologists gained more experience from earthquake records, it became obvious that the problem could not be reduced to a single peak acceleration. In fact, a full frequency of vibrations occurs."
— Charles Francis Richter (1900-1985)
remembrance paradise
"Remembrance is the only paradise out of which we cannot be driven away."
— Charles Francis Richter (1900-1985)
democritus truth well mirror philosopher image
"According to Democritus, truth lies at the bottom of a well, the water of which serves as a mirror in which objects may be reflected. I have heard, however, that some philosophers, in seeking for truth, to pay homage to her, have seen their own image and adored it instead."
— Charles Francis Richter (1900-1985)