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Books by Susan Elizabeth Hough
  | | Richter's Scale(Reprint) Measure of an Earthquake, Measure of a Man by Susan Elizabeth Hough Paperback, 352 Pages, Published 2016 by Princeton University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-691-17328-3, ISBN: 0-691-17328-1 "By developing the scale that bears his name, Charles Richter not only invented the concept of magnitude as a measure of earthquake size, he turned himself into nothing less than a household word. He remains the only seismologist whose name anyone outside of narrow scientific circles would likely recognize. Yet few understand the Richter scale itself, and even fewer have ever understood the man. Drawing on the wealth of papers Richter le ..." |
 | | After the Earth Quakes(1st Edition) Elastic Rebound on an Urban Planet by Susan Elizabeth Hough, Roger G. Bilham, Hough A. Hardcover, 336 Pages, Published 2005 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-517913-2, ISBN: 0-19-517913-7 "Earthquakes rank among the most terrifying natural disasters faced by mankind. Out of a clear blue sky-or worse, a jet black one-comes shaking strong enough to hurl furniture across the room, human bodies out of bed, and entire houses off of their foundations. When the dust settles, the immediate aftermath of an earthquake in an urbanized society can be profound. Phone and water supplies can be disrupted for days, fires erupt, and e ..." |
 | | Predicting the Unpredictable(1st Edition) The Tumultuous Science of Earthquake Prediction by Susan Elizabeth Hough Hardcover, 272 Pages, Published 2009 by Princeton University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-691-13816-9, ISBN: 0-691-13816-8 "An earthquake can strike without warning and wreak horrific destruction and death, whether it's the cataclysmic 2008 Sichuan quake in China that killed tens of thousands or a future great earthquake on the San Andreas Fault in California, which scientists know is inevitable. Yet despite rapid advances in earthquake science, seismologists still can't predict when the Big One will hit. Predicting the Unpredictable is the first book to exp ..." |
 | | Richter's Scale(1st Edition) Measure of an Earthquake, Measure of a Man by Susan Elizabeth Hough Hardcover, 336 Pages, Published 2007 by Princeton University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-691-12807-8, ISBN: 0-691-12807-3 "By developing the scale that bears his name, Charles Richter not only invented the concept of magnitude as a measure of earthquake size, he turned himself into nothing less than a household word. He remains the only seismologist whose name anyone outside of narrow scientific circles would likely recognize. Yet few understand the Richter scale itself, and even fewer have ever understood the man. Drawing on the wealth of papers R ..." |
 | | Earthshaking Science(Updated) What We Know (and Don't Know) about Earthquakes by Susan Elizabeth Hough Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2004 by Princeton University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-691-11819-2, ISBN: 0-691-11819-1 "This is the first book to really make sense of the dizzying array of information that has emerged in recent decades about earthquakes. Susan Hough, a research seismologist in one of North America's most active earthquake zones and an expert at communicating this complex science to the public, separates fact from fiction. She fills in many of the blanks that remained after plate tectonics theory, in the 1960s, first gave us a rough idea ..." |
 | | Finding Fault in California(1st Edition) An Earthquake Tourist's Guide by Susan Elizabeth Hough Paperback, 263 Pages, Published 2004 by Mountain Press Publishing Company ISBN-13: 978-0-87842-495-5, ISBN: 0-87842-495-4 "California has plenty of faults seismic faults that is. They shear the Golden State into ribbons and have largely crafted California's geologically diverse and dynamic landscape. With humor and ease, Finding Fault in California leads the earthquake curious to the state's most accessible, active, and earth-shaping faults and tells the stories behind the major temblors that have shaken the regionThe book begins with a discussion about wha ..." |
 | | Earthshaking Science What We Know (and Don't Know) about Earthquakes by Susan Elizabeth Hough Hardcover, 272 Pages, Published 2002 by Princeton University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-691-05010-2, ISBN: 0-691-05010-4 " This is the first book to really make sense of the dizzying array of information that has emerged in recent decades about earthquakes. Susan Hough, a research seismologist in one of North America's most active earthquake zones and an expert at communicating this complex science to the public, separates fact from fiction. She fills in many of the blanks that remained after plate tectonics theory, in the 1960s, first gave us a rough id ..." |
 | | Predicting the Unpredictable(Reprint) The Tumultuous Science of Earthquake Prediction by Susan Elizabeth Hough Paperback, 280 Pages, Published 2016 by Princeton University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-691-17330-6, ISBN: 0-691-17330-3 "An earthquake can strike without warning and wreak horrific destruction and death, whether it's the cataclysmic 2008 Sichuan quake in China that killed tens of thousands or a future great earthquake on the San Andreas Fault in California, which scientists know is inevitable. Yet despite rapid advances in earthquake science, seismologists still can't predict when the Big One will hit. "Predicting the Unpredictable" is the first book to e ..." |
 | | Earthshaking Science What We Know (and Don't Know) about Earthquakes by Susan Elizabeth Hough Published 2018 by Princeton University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-691-18687-0, ISBN: 0-691-18687-1 "What We Know (and Don't Know) about Earthquakes Susan Elizabeth Hough. SIX MAPPING ... Sieh, Kerry E., and Simon Levay. Earth in Turmoil. Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Their Impact on Humankind New York: W. H. Freeman and Co., 1999. Focuses on the ... More accessible than the McCalpin book. Sieh, Kerry E." |
 | | Richter's Scale Measure of an Earthquake, Measure of a Man by Susan Elizabeth Hough 336 Pages, Published 2016 by Princeton University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-4008-8444-5, ISBN: 1-4008-8444-6 "He also recalls her as “feisty”: like her husband, Lillian did not mince words. But also like her husband, blunt did not mean unkind. Boehm recalls Lillian's genuine interest in teaching her students not only how to write but also how to get their work published. She once said that “people are my hobby and teaching is my life's work.” Elaine Simmons, who first met Lillian in one of her classes, came to “ savor her droll sense of hum ..." |
 | | Predicting the Unpredictable The Tumultuous Science of Earthquake Prediction by Susan Elizabeth Hough 272 Pages, Published 2009 by Princeton University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-4008-3180-7, ISBN: 1-4008-3180-6 "The Tumultuous Science of Earthquake Prediction Susan Hough ... California Earthquake ofApril 18, 1906: Report ofthe State Earthquake Investigation Commission, 2 vols. and atlas (Washington, DC: Carnegie Institution ofWashington, 1908–10). ... Charles F. Richter, Elementary Seismology (San Francisco:W. H. Freeman, 1958). ... Grove Karl Gilbert,“Earthquake Forecasts,” Science 29 (1909): 121–28." |
 | | After the Earth Quakes Elastic Rebound on an Urban Planet by Susan Elizabeth Hough, Roger G. Bilham Published 2006 ISBN-13: 978-1-4237-3489-5, ISBN: 1-4237-3489-0 |
 | | After the Earth Quakes Elastic Rebound on an Urban Planet by Susan Elizabeth Hough, Roger G. Bilham Published 2006 ISBN-13: 978-1-280-42843-2, ISBN: 1-280-42843-0 |
 | | After the Earth Quakes Elastic Rebound on an Urban Planet by Susan Elizabeth Hough, Roger G. Bilham 336 Pages, Published 2005 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-029252-2, ISBN: 0-19-029252-0 "Elastic Rebound on an Urban Planet Susan Elizabeth Hough, Roger G. Bilham. seminal work, perhaps none more than John Milne, whose work was carried out at Imperial University in Tokyo. ... College of Engineering in Tokyo in 1876, Milne joined early pioneers Thomas Gray and J. Alfred Ewing in further development of ..." |
 | | After the Earth Quakes Elastic Rebound on an Urban Planet by Susan Elizabeth Hough, Roger G. Bilham 336 Pages, Published 2005 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-972750-6, ISBN: 0-19-972750-3 "Charles Derleth, Jr., “The Destructive Extent of the California Earthquake of 1906; Its Effect upon Structures and Structural Materials, Within the Earthquake Belt,” in The California Earthquake of 1906, ed. David Starr Jordan (San Francisco: ..." |
 | | Prevedere l'imprevedibile La tumultuosa scienza della previsione dei terremoti (I blu) (Italian Edition) by Susan Elizabeth Hough, Lucia Margheriti, Francesco Pio Lucente Paperback, 294 Pages, Published 2013 by Springer ISBN-13: 978-88-470-2642-1, ISBN: 88-470-2642-3 "Nonostante i rapidi progressi della scienza che studia I terremoti, per i sismologi non e ancora possibile prevederli. "Prevedere l'imprevedibile" e il primo libro che cerca di spiegarne il motivo, esplorando avvenimenti e aneddoti. Susan Hough ripercorre i tentativi dei sismologi di prevedere ora, posizione e grandezza di terremoti futuri - un percorso pieno di controversie, errori spettacolari e occasionali successi apparenti. Descriv ..." |
 | | I Blu Ser. Prevedere L'imprevedibile : La Tumultuosa Scienza Della Previsione Dei Terremoti by Susan Elizabeth Hough Published 2013 ISBN-13: 978-88-470-2643-8, ISBN: 88-470-2643-1 |
 | | EARTHSHAKING SCIENCE by Susan Elizabeth Hough Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published 2005 by Universities Press ISBN-13: 978-81-7371-525-9, ISBN: 81-7371-525-4 "Earthshaking Science Is The First Book To Really Make Sense Of The Dizzying Array Of Information That Has Emerged In Recent Decades About Earthquakes. Susan Hough Separates Fact From Fiction." |
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