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PhD Physics University of Strasbourg

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According to Wikipedia, Beno Gutenberg was a German-American seismologist who made several important contributions to the science. He was a colleague and mentor of Charles Francis Richter at the California Institute of Technology and Richter's collaborator in developing the Richter magnitude scale for measuring an earthquake's magnitude.

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Frequency of Earthquakes in California (1944) (3204)
Seismicity of the Earth and associated phenomena (1950) (2066)
Earthquake magnitude, intensity, energy, and acceleration (1942) (1128)
Magnitude and Energy of Earthquakes (1936) (838)
Earthquake magnitude, intensity, energy, and acceleration(Second paper) (1956) (758)
Amplitudes of surface waves and magnitudes of shallow earthquakes (1945) (327)
Physics of the Earth's Interior (1959) (288)
The energy of earthquakes (1956) (210)
Changes in sea level, postglacial uplift, and mobility of the earth's interior (1941) (205)
Amplitudes of P, PP, and S and magnitude of shallow earthquakes (1945) (168)
Effects of ground on earthquake motion (1957) (155)
Energy ratio of reflected and refracted seismic waves (1944) (148)
Magnitude determination for deep-focus earthquakes (1945) (138)
Handbuch der Geophysik (1932) (110)
Internal constitution of the earth (1939) (97)
On the layer of relatively low wave velocity at a depth of about 80 kilometers (1948) (88)
On Seismic Waves (1939) (80)
Great earthquakes 1896–1903 (1956) (76)
Wave velocities at depths between 50 and 600 kilometers (1953) (72)
Channel waves in the earth's crust (1955) (69)
Waves and Currents Recorded by Electromagnetic Barographs (1939) (66)
Tsunamis and earthquakes (1939) (64)
The asthenosphere low-velocity layer (1959) (62)
Low-velocity layers in the Earth's mantle (1954) (61)
Wave Velocities below the Mohorovičić Discontinuity (1959) (55)
Materials for the study of deep-focus earthquakes (SECOND PAPER) (1936) (50)
Attenuation of seismic waves in the earth's mantle (1958) (49)
PKKP, P′P′, and the Earth's core (1951) (48)
Wave Velocities in the Earth’s Crust (1955) (47)
P' AND THE EARTH'S CORE. (1938) (46)
Depth and geographical distribution of deep-focus earthquakes (1938) (42)
Seismological evidence for roots of mountains (1943) (42)
CRUSTAL LAYERS OF THE CONTINENTS AND OCEANS (1951) (42)
Geologische, physikalische und angewandte Erdbebenkunde (41)
Effects of low-velocity layers (1954) (39)
Microseisms and weather forcecasting (1947) (37)
REVISED TRAVEL TIMES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (1951) (37)
Velocity of seismic waves in the Earth's mantle (1958) (34)
Caustics Produced by Waves Through the Earth's Core* (1958) (34)
The Velocity of Sound Waves and the Temperature in the Stratosphere in Southern California (1939) (34)
The ‘Boundary’ of the Earth's inner core (1957) (34)
SEISMICITY OF THE EARTH(SUPPLEMENTARY PAPER) (1945) (33)
Wave velocities in the earth's core (1958) (31)
Microseisms in North America (1931) (31)
Abstract of discussion (1949) (31)
Earthquakes and structure in southern California (1943) (28)
SV and SH (1952) (27)
Tilting Due to Glacial Melting (1933) (26)
Progress Report, Seismological Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 1950 (1951) (26)
Mechanism of faulting in southern California indicated by seismograms (1941) (26)
Waves from blasts recorded in Southern California (1952) (25)
Grundlagen der Erdbebenkunde (1928) (24)
Travel times of principal P and S phases over small distances in southern California (1944) (24)
New evidence for a change in physical conditions at depths near 100 kilometers (1939) (23)
SEISMIC EXPLORATIONS ON THE FLOOR OF YOSEMITE VALLEY, CALIFORNIA (1956) (22)
Reflected and minor phases in records of near-by earthquakes in southern California (1944) (21)
Travel Times of Longitudinal Waves From Surface Foci. (1953) (20)
Atmospheric-pressure waves near Pasadena (1941) (19)
Seismic waves from atomic bomb tests (1946) (19)
The response of strain and pendulum seismographs to surface waves (1952) (18)
Structure of the earth's crust in the continents. (1950) (18)
Observations and Theory of Microseisms (1951) (17)
Interpretation of records obtained from the New Mexico atomic bomb test, July 16, 1945 (1946) (17)
Depth and geographical distribution of deep-focus earthquakes: Second paper (1939) (15)
Observations with Electromagnetic Microbarographs (1939) (15)
Colloquium on plastic flow and deformation within the Earth (1951) (14)
Travel times from blasts in southern California (1951) (14)
Propagation of Sound Waves in the Atmosphere (1942) (13)
The earthquake in Santa Monica Bay, California, on August 30, 1930 (1932) (13)
Variations in physical properties within the Earth's crustal layers (1943) (13)
Postglacial uplift in the Great Lakes region (1954) (13)
Waves reflected at the “surface” of the earth: P'P'P'P' (1960) (13)
Low-Velocity Layers in the Earth, Ocean, and Atmosphere. (1960) (13)
Effects of ground on shaking in earthquakes (1956) (12)
Deep-focus earthquakes in the Mediterranean region (1948) (11)
Lehrbuch der Geophysik (1927) (11)
Sound Propagation in the Atmosphere (1951) (11)
Zur Frage der Gebirgswurzeln (1957) (11)
Structure of the earth’s crust and the spreading of the continents (1936) (11)
Apparent origin time of S̄ (1943) (10)
Two types of microseisms (1958) (10)
Experiments testing seismographic methods for determining crustal structure (1932) (10)
Pacific Science Congress (1949) (10)
Channel P waves IIg in the Earth's crust (1956) (10)
Ueber Erdbebenwellen. VII A. Beobachtungen an Registrierungen von Fernbeben in Göttingen und Folgerung über die Konstitution des Erdkörpers (mit Tafel) (9)
Die zeitliche Folge der Erdbeben und bebenauslösende Ursachen (1932) (9)
CHAPTER 10 – RHEOLOGICAL PROBLEMS OF THE EARTH'S INTERIOR (1958) (8)
The Mammoth “earthquake fault” and related features in Mono County, California (1939) (8)
Astronomie und Geophysik (1952) (8)
The amplitudes of waves to be expected in seismic prospecting (1936) (8)
Physical Properties of the Atmosphere up to 100 km (1946) (8)
On supposed discontinuities in the mantle of the Earth (1931) (7)
Der Aufbau der Erde (7)
Is the land around Hudson Bay at present rising (1942) (6)
LOW-VELOCITY LITHOSPHERE CHANNEL (1955) (6)
Über die Ausbreitung des Schalles in der Atmosphäre (1926) (5)
PKIKP and Pseudo-PKIKP Phases at distances of less than 140° (1960) (5)
Microseisms, microbaroms, storms, and waves in western North America (1953) (4)
Unexplained phases in seismograms (1949) (4)
Seismic Waves in the Core of the Earth (1938) (4)
THE STRUCTURE OF THE PACIFIC BASIN AS INDICATED BY EARTHQUAKES. (1939) (4)
Earthquake waves reflected at the inside of the core boundary (1959) (4)
Die Veränderungen der Erdkruste durch Fließbewegungen der Kontinentalscholle (1927) (4)
Der Aufbau der Erdkruste in Europa (1928) (4)
Theorie der Erdbebenwellen ; Beobachtungen von Erdbebenwellen ; Die seismische Bodenunruhe (3)
Zur Gründung der Reichsanstalt für Erdbebenforschung in Jena . Das Erdbeben in der chilenischen Provinz Atacama am 10. November 1922 (3)
Über Erdbebenwellen. VI. Konstitution des Erdinnern, erschlossen aus der Intensität longitudinaler und transversaler Erdbebenwellen, und einige andere Beobachtungen an den Voläufern (3)
Damping of the Earth's Free Nutation (1956) (3)
Earthquake study in southern California, 1944 (1945) (3)
Progress Report, Seismological Laboratory of the California Institute of Technology, 1957 (1958) (2)
On focal points of SKS (1938) (2)
Remarks on multiple reflections (1948) (2)
Earthquake study in southern California, 1947 (1948) (2)
Earthquake study in southern California, 1945 (1946) (2)
Der Aufbau der Atmosphäre (1932) (2)
Wave Velocities in the Outer Part of the Earth's Mantle (1952) (2)
Observed times of the Montana earthquakes, 1935 (1938) (2)
Earthquake study in southern California, 1946 (1947) (1)
Earthquake study in southern California, 1948 (1949) (1)
Tectonic processes now in action (1941) (1)
INVESTIGATION OF OVERTHRUST FAULTS BY SEISMIC METHODS. (1935) (1)
Isostasy and its Meaning (1949) (1)
Geophysics as a science (1937) (1)
The process of formation of seismic surface waves (1930) (1)
Critical study on continental shifting (1956) (1)
The velocity of sound waves from gun fire in southern California (1938) (1)
On supposed regional variations in travel times (1937) (1)
A world-wide survey of microseismic disturbances recorded during January, 1930 (1935) (1)
The Earth as Viewed in 1959 (1959) (1)
Die Geschwindigkeit der Erdbebenwellen und die elastischen Konstanten in den obersten Erdschichten (1925) (1)
Tectonic Geology and Geophysics: Review@@@Grundfragen der vergleichenden Tektonik@@@Geotektonische Hypothesen@@@Gestaltungsgeschichte der Erde@@@Der Aufbau der Erde (1926) (1)
Earthquakes and Associated Phenomena in the Alpide Belt (1946) (0)
Eigenschaften der Gesteine . Die elektrischen Aufschlußmethoden . Theorie der gravimetrischen Aufschlußmethoden . Instrumente der gravimetrischen Aufschlußmethoden (1. Teil) (1931) (0)
Die Erde als Planet (1936) (0)
Das Tibet-Beben vom 15. August 1950 (1950) (0)
Physik der höheren Atmosphäre (1952) (0)
Handbuch der Physik . vol. 47, Geophysics . I. S. Flügge, Ed. J. Bartels, Group Ed. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1956. 659 pp. DM. 1 8. (1956) (0)
Architecture of the Earth@@@Internal Constitution of the Earth (1940) (0)
Einleitung : Allgemeines über Geophysik . Die entwicklung des Sonnensystems und der Erde . Stellung und Bewegung der Erde im Weltall . Figur der Erde, Dichte und Druck im Erdinnern (1931) (0)
Book Reviews: Beitrage zur Geschichte der Erkenntnis des Erdmagnetismus (1957) (0)
Geophysics in war and peace (1948) (0)
Beiträge zur Geschichte der Erkenntnis des Erdmagnetismus . Heinz Balmer. Sauerländer, Aarau, Switzerland, 1956. 892 pp. Illus. DM. 30. (1957) (0)
Letters bearing on symposium (1931) (0)
Neue Ergebnisse über den Aufbau der Erde (1956) (0)
Introduction to Theoretical Seismology: Part I, Geodynamics [Book Review] (1937) (0)
The Age of the Earth from the Changes in Its Temperature and Elastic Properties (1935) (0)
Erdbebengeographie und Dynamik der Erdkruste (1948) (0)
Nineteenth Award of the William Bowie Medal (1957) (0)
Über Erdbeben mit Herdtiefen von mehreren hundert Kilometern (1933) (0)
Minerale und Gesteine (1952) (0)
Seismicity of the Earth (Supplementary Paper) (1946) (0)
Introduction to Theoretical Seismology: Part I, Geodynamics: by James B. Macelwane, S.J. (New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1936). 366 pages, 67 figures, 40 tables (1937) (0)
An investigation of microseisms : final report under contract No. AF19(122)436 (1956) (0)
Physics of the Earth (1953) (0)
EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION. (1935) (0)
Book Reviews: Handbuch der Physik. vol. 48, Geophysics II (1956) (0)
The Earth. Harold Jeffreys (1953) (0)
THE AGE OF THE EARTH FROM THE CHANGES IN ITS TEMPERATURE AND ELASTIC PROPERTIES. (1935) (0)
Earthquakes in North America. (1950) (0)
A Geophysicist X-Rays Mother Earth (1948) (0)
Report of special committee on geophysical and geological study of continents (1935) (0)
Correspondence and Discussion on Chile Earthquake of November 10, 1922 (1939) (0)

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