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...When Steim's seismograph was installed at Caltech in 1988, it replaced "something like over 40 specialized seismographs," according to Adam Dziewonski, professor of geophysics at Harvard...
...primary advantage of Steim's Very Broad Band (VBB) technology is that it allows a single instrument to accomplish the work of dozens of specialized devices...
...contrast to a tuning fork which can produce only one pitch at one volume, Steim's seismograph works like a grand piano by harmonizing various signals from one source to create a more polished and rich composition...
...there were previously one instrument to measure very dim blue light and another to measure very bright red light," Steim says. "You can imagine it was very difficult to put that together to get a clear rendition of the signal, for example, if the source were white light" which is composed of all colors...
Another crucial advantage, Steim says, is the ability to store data in digital form--a practice that has revolutionized the way scientists share and analyze findings. Back in the days when seismic waves were recorded on paper, "it took years to gather data--it was literally mailed from researcher-to-researcher," Steim says...