I Was Lucky Because Logarithmic Plots Are

The Usual Designation Of The Magnitude Scale To My Name Does Less Than Justice To The Great Part That Dr. Gutenberg Played In Extending The Scale To Apply To Earthquakes In All Parts Of The World.

[in Plotting Earthquake Measurements] The Range Between The Largest And Smallest Magnitudes Seemed Unmanageably Large. Dr. Beno Gutenberg Then Made The Natural Suggestion To Plot The Amplitudes Logarithmically.

Most Loss Of Life And Property Has Been Due To The Collapse Of Antiquated And Unsafe Structures, Mostly Of Brick And Other Masonry. ... There Is Progress Of California Toward Building New Construction According To Earthquake-resistant Design. We Would Have Less Reason To Ask For Earthquake Prediction If This Was Universal.

Spring Makes Everything Young Again Except Man.

I Was Lucky Because Logarithmic Plots Are A Device Of The Devil.