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A Conversation with Frank Press

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Geophysicist Frank Press was director of Caltech’s Seismological Laboratory from 1957 to 1965. In this interview, he recalls his work with Maurice Ewing at Columbia’s Lamont Geological Observatory; his directorship of Caltech’s Seismological Laboratory and colleagues Charles Richter, Beno Gutenberg, and Hugo Benioff; his work on the free oscillations of the earth; and his part in establishing the worldwide network of seismographs for the detection of nuclear weapons testing.

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Goodstein, J.R. A Conversation with Frank Press. Phys. perspect. 6, 184–196 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00016-003-0204-9

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  • Frank Press
  • Caltech
  • seismology
  • geophysics
  • Robert P. Sharp
  • Charles Richter
  • Beno Gutenberg
  • Hugo Benioff
  • Maurice Ewing
  • Lamont Observatory
  • earthquakes
  • nuclear weapons testing