Which Happened First?

Beno Gutenberg

Beno Gutenberg
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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 scale for measuring an earthquake's magnitude.

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Who was born first?

Timeline

  1. Beno Gutenberg (this page)June 4, 1889 – January 25, 1960
  2. Edgar Douglas AdrianNovember 30, 1889 – August 4, 1977
  3. Edwin HubbleNovember 20, 1889 – September 28, 1953
  4. Léon BrillouinAugust 7, 1889 – October 4, 1969
  5. Manuel Prado UgartecheApril 21, 1889 – August 15, 1967
  6. Vilho VäisäläSeptember 28, 1889 – August 12, 1969

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