Eureka
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Eureka may refer to:
- Eureka (word)Eureka (word)"Eureka" is an interjection used to celebrate a discovery, a transliteration of a word attributed to Archimedes.-Etymology:The word comes from ancient Greek εὕρηκα heúrēka "I have found ", which is the 1st person singular perfect indicative active of the verb heuriskō "I find"...
, a famous exclamation attributed to Archimedes - Eureka effectEureka effectThe eureka effect is any sudden unexpected discovery, or the sudden realization of the solution to a problem, resulting in a eureka moment , also dubbed as "breakthrough thinking"...
, the sudden, unexpected realization of the solution to a problem
Canada
- Eureka, Nova ScotiaEureka, Nova ScotiaEureka is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Pictou County .Eureka is a unique and picturesque village, completely surrounded by hills and bestowed by a benign nature with a natural observation balcony, where the scenes and activities below can be clearly viewed...
in Canada - Eureka, NunavutEureka, NunavutEureka is a small research base on Fosheim Peninsula, Ellesmere Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. It is located on the north side of Slidre Fiord, which enters Eureka Sound farther west. It is the second-northernmost permanent research community in the world. The...
in Canada - Eureka SoundEureka SoundEureka Sound is a high Arctic waterway in Qikiqtaaluk, Nunavut, Canada. It separates Axel Heiberg Island from Ellesmere Island. Stor Island is located within the sound. Eureka Sound is long, and wide. Fort Eureka is nearby....
, Nunavut, Canada - Eureka PassEureka PassEureka Pass is a mountain pass in the southern Princess Margaret Range of central Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut, Canada.-References:...
, a pass on Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut, Canada
United States
- Eureka, CaliforniaEureka, CaliforniaEureka is the principal city and the county seat of Humboldt County, California, United States. Its population was 27,191 at the 2010 census, up from 26,128 at the 2000 census....
- Eureka, ColoradoEureka, ColoradoEureka is a mining ghost town in San Juan County, Colorado, United States, along the Animas River, between Silverton and Animas Forks.-History:...
- Eureka, Nevada County, CaliforniaEureka, Nevada County, CaliforniaEureka is a former settlement in Nevada County, California. Eureka was located east of Snow Point. It still appeared on maps as of 1873.-References:...
- Eureka, IllinoisEureka, IllinoisEureka is a city in Woodford County, Illinois, United States. The population was 5,295 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Woodford County. The city was founded in the year 1855. Eureka is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area....
- Eureka CollegeEureka CollegeEureka College is a liberal arts college in Eureka, Illinois related by covenant to the Christian Church and founded in 1855. It has a strong focus on the mutual development of intellect and character. Stated core values are learning, service and leadership...
- Eureka College
- Eureka, IndianaEureka, IndianaEureka is an unincorporated town in Luce Township, Spencer County, Indiana....
- Eureka, Florida
- Eureka, KansasEureka, KansasEureka is a city in and the county seat of Greenwood County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 2,633.-History:...
- Eureka, Louisiana
- Eureka, MissouriEureka, MissouriEureka is a city located in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States, between St. Louis and Pacific, Missouri, along Interstate 44. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 10,189. The city is west of the former site of Times Beach, the site of dioxin contamination discovered in...
- Eureka, MontanaEureka, MontanaEureka is a town in Lincoln County, Montana, United States. The population was 1,017 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Eureka is located at , approximately from Kalispell....
- Eureka, NevadaEureka, NevadaEureka is an unincorporated township in and the county seat of Eureka County, Nevada, United States. Eureka is by far the largest community in Eureka County...
- Eureka, North CarolinaEureka, North CarolinaEureka is a town in Wayne County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 244 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Goldsboro, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Eureka is located at ....
- Eureka, South DakotaEureka, South DakotaEureka is a city in McPherson County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 868 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Eureka is located at ....
- Eureka, TexasEureka, TexasEureka is a city in Navarro County, Texas, United States. The population was 340 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Eureka is located at ....
- Eureka, UtahEureka, UtahEureka was originally known as Ruby Hollow before it developed into a bustling mining town. Incorporated as a city in 1892, Eureka became the financial center for the Tintic Mining District, a wealthy gold and silver mining area in Utah and Juab counties. The district was organized in 1869 and by...
- Eureka, Polk County, Wisconsin, a town
- Eureka, Winnebago County, WisconsinEureka, Winnebago County, WisconsinEureka is an unincorporated census-designated place in the town of Rushford, in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located on the Fox River at the intersection of county highways K & E southwest of Omro...
, an unincorporated community - Eureka Center, MinnesotaEureka Center, MinnesotaEureka Center is an unincorporated community in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. Eureka Center is located at the center of Eureka Township along County Road 80, south-southeast of Lakeville. The Eureka Town Hall is located in Eureka Center. According to the Minnesota Department of...
, an unincorporated community - Eureka Center, WisconsinEureka Center, WisconsinEureka Center is an unincorporated community located in the town of Eureka, Polk County, Wisconsin, United States. Eureka Center is located on Wisconsin Highway 87 north of St. Croix Falls....
, an unincorporated community - Eureka County, NevadaEureka County, NevadaEureka County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2000 census, the population was 1,651. Its county seat is Eureka.Eureka County is part of the Elko Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
- Eureka Springs, ArkansasEureka Springs, ArkansasEureka Springs is a city in Carroll County, Arkansas, United States. Along with Berryville, it is one of the two county seats for the county. It is located in the Ozark Mountains of northwest Arkansas. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the town is 2,350...
- Eureka Township, Adair County, IowaEureka Township, Adair County, IowaEureka Township is one of the seventeen townships of Adair County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 123.-Geography:...
- Eureka Township, MichiganEureka Township, MichiganEureka Township is a charter township of Montcalm County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,271 at the 2000 census.The city of Greenville is within the township, and the Greenville post office, with ZIP code 48838, also serves all of Eureka Township.-Geography:According to the...
- Eureka Township, Dakota County, Minnesota
- Eureka Township, Valley County, NebraskaEureka Township, Valley County, NebraskaEurekaTownship is one of fifteen townships in Valley County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 62 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 60.-External links:*...
- Eureka Valley (Inyo County), California
- Eureka Valley, San Francisco, CaliforniaEureka Valley, San Francisco, CaliforniaEureka Valley is a neighborhood in San Francisco, bounded by Market Street, Dolores Street, Sixteenth Street, and Noe Street.-History:In 1845 José de Jesús Noé was granted Rancho San Miguel, four thousand acres stretching from Twin Peaks into Noe and Eureka valleys. In 1854 John M...
, a neighborhood
Historical
- Eureka, Arizona, late 19th century ghost town 30 miles north of YumaYuma, ArizonaYuma is a city in and the county seat of Yuma County, Arizona, United States. It is located in the southwestern corner of the state, and the population of the city was 77,515 at the 2000 census, with a 2008 Census Bureau estimated population of 90,041....
on the Colorado River - Eureka (ferryboat)Eureka (ferryboat)The Eureka is a side-wheel paddle steamboat, built in 1890, which is now preserved at the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park in San Francisco, California. Originally named the Ukiah to commemorate the railway's recent extension into the City of Ukiah, the boat was built by the San...
, an 1890-built steam ferryboat now preserved in San Francisco - Eureka StockadeEureka StockadeThe Eureka Rebellion of 1854 was an organised rebellion by gold miners which occurred at Eureka Lead in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. The Battle of Eureka Stockade was fought on 3 December 1854 and named for the stockade structure erected by miners during the conflict...
, an 1854 goldminers' rebellion in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia- Eureka FlagEureka FlagThe Eureka Flag is a design; a dark blue field with a central white symmetric cross consisting five eight-pointed stars, representing the Crux constellation....
, a symbol of the Eureka Stockade
- Eureka Flag
Science and technology
- 5261 Eureka5261 Eureka5261 Eureka is the first asteroid discovered that turned out to be a Mars trojan asteroid. It was discovered by David H. Levy and Henry Holt at Palomar Observatory on June 20, 1990. It trails Mars at a distance varying by only 0.3 AU during each revolution...
, an asteroid co-orbital with Mars - EUREKAEUREKAEUREKA, often abbreviated as "E!" or "Σ!", is a pan-European research and development funding and coordination organization. EUREKA aims to coordinate efforts of governments, research institutes and commercial companies concerning innovation...
, the pan-European research and development inter-governmental initiative - Eureka 147, also known as the Digital Audio BroadcastingDigital audio broadcastingDigital Audio Broadcasting is a digital radio technology for broadcasting radio stations, used in several countries, particularly in Europe. As of 2006, approximately 1,000 stations worldwide broadcast in the DAB format....
(DAB) system - Eureka beaconEureka beaconThe Rebecca/Eureka transponding radar was a transponder system used as a radio homing beacon by means of a Eureka ground emitter responding to queries from an airborne Rebecca interrogator.-Operation:...
, used by Allies during World War II to guide paratroopers to drop zones - Eureka (OPAC)Eureka (OPAC)Eureka was the user interface for general users of the Research Library Information Network , a bibliographic resource containing records from libraries that were members of Research Libraries Group . Eureka had the capacity to search among approximately 45 million different titles. Most of the...
, a library search engine developed by RLG - Eureka! (museum)Eureka! (museum)Eureka! The National Children's Museum is an interactive educational museum for children in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. It is run as an educational charity and not-for-profit organisation....
, a museum in Halifax, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom - Eureka StreamsEureka StreamsEureka Streams is a free, open source enterprise social networking platform developed by Lockheed Martin. Activity streams and gadgets make up its core functionality. Content within Eureka Streams consists primarily of microblogs and internal and external web feeds...
, an open source software project - HeurekaHeurekaHeureka is a science center in Vantaa, Finland, north of Helsinki. Its purpose is to facilitate the access to scientific knowledge and to develop the methods of scientific education. Its exhibits are largely hands-on and many of them are made for children...
, a science centre in Vantaa, Finland - The EurekaThe EurekaThe Eureka is a machine for generating Latin verses, created and exhibited in the mid nineteenth century by the Quaker inventor John Clark of Bridgwater....
, a machine for generating Latin verses
Magazines
- Eureka (University of Cambridge magazine), published by the Cambridge University Mathematical Society
- Eureka (Times magazine)Eureka (Times magazine)Eureka is a monthly British science magazine, launched in October 2009, published by The Times newspaper.-References:**...
, monthly science magazine published by The Times newspaper - Eureka, a monthly science magazine for primary school students published by Kerala Sasthra Sahithya ParishadKerala Sasthra Sahithya ParishadKerala Sastra Sahitya Parishad is a People's Science Movement of Kerala, India. At the time of its founding in 1962 it was a 40-member group consisting of science writers and teachers with interest in science from a social perspective...
, Kerala, India
Entertainment
- Eureka: A Prose Poem, 1848 essay by Edgar Allan Poe
- Eureka (Jim O'Rourke album)Eureka (Jim O'Rourke album)Eureka is an album by American musician Jim O'Rourke. It was released on Drag City in 1999. It is named after the 1984 Nicolas Roeg film of the same name. It is one of three albums recorded by O'Rourke that are named after Roeg films....
, whose title track was featured in the 2000 film - Eureka! (video game), a 1984 text adventure
- Disney's Eureka! A California ParadeDisney's Eureka! A California ParadeDisney's Eureka! A California Parade was a parade in Disney's California Adventure Park at the Disneyland Resort that showed the various cultures of California. It ran from the Park's opening in 2001 to mid-2002. It was replaced three years later with Block Party Bash.-Layout:The parade played the...
, a parade in Disney's California Adventure Park that ran from Opening Day to 2002 - Eureka (Mother Mother album)Eureka (Mother Mother album)Eureka is the third album by Vancouver-based indie rock band Mother Mother. Produced by Mother Mother's own Ryan Guldemond and mixed by Mike Fraser. It was released on March 15, 2011 on Last Gang Records. The first single is "The Stand". The second single is Baby Don't Dance...
, - Eureka (Rooney album), 2010
Film and television
- Eureka (BBC TV series)Eureka (BBC TV series)Eureka was a British educational television series about science and inventiveness which was produced and broadcast by the BBC from 1981 to 1986...
, a 1980s British educational series produced by the BBC - Eureka! (TV series)Eureka! (TV series)Eureka! was a Canadian educational television series which was produced and broadcast by TVOntario in 1980. The series was narrated by Billy Van, and featured a series of animated vignettes which taught physics lessons to children....
, a 1980s Canadian educational series produced by TVOntario - Eureka (1983 film), directed by Nicolas Roeg and starred Gene Hackman, Rutger Hauer, Mickey Rourke, and Joe Pesci
- Eureka (2000 film)Eureka (2000 film)Eureka is a 2000 Japanese film directed and written by Shinji Aoyama. It stars Kōji Yakusho, Aoi Miyazaki, and Masaru Miyazaki.-Synopsis:...
, directed by Shinji Aoyama - Eureka TVEureka TVEureka TV was a British children's television series about science that ran from 2001 to 2005 on CBBC. The show had different presenters through the series, who were by Kate Heavenor , Fearne Cotton and Mohini Sule ....
, a science show that had aired on CBBC 2001–2005 - Eureka SevenEureka SevenEureka Seven, known in Japan as , is a mecha anime TV series by Bones. Eureka Seven tells the story of Renton Thurston and the outlaw group Gekkostate, his relationship with the enigmatic mecha pilot Eureka, and the mystery of the Coralians....
, a 2005 anime series- Eureka (Eureka Seven)Eureka (Eureka Seven)is the female protagonist of the Eureka Seven series. She is referred to in episode previews simply as "the girl".-Character outline:Eureka is a girl created by the Scub Coral. She has pale skin, medium-length turquoise hair, and lavender eyes, and wears a blue and white one-piece dress...
, a main character in Eureka Seven
- Eureka (Eureka Seven)
- Eureka (TV series)Eureka (TV series)Eureka is an American science fiction television series that premiered on Syfy on July 18, 2006. Since then four seasons have aired, and a fifth is currently being filmed. The second half of season 4 began on SyFy on July 11, 2011 and ended on September 19, 2011...
, 2006–2012, on Syfy (U.S.), shown in the UK as A Town Called Eureka- Eureka (soundtrack)Eureka (soundtrack)Eureka: Original Soundtrack From the Sci-Fi Channel Television Series is a soundtrack album released on August 26, 2008, containing incidental music composed primarily by Bear McCreary and used in the second season of the Syfy original series, Eureka....
, a 2008 soundtrack album
- Eureka (soundtrack)
Other meanings
- Eureka! Tent CompanyEureka! Tent CompanyEureka! Tent Company is an American company that sells Eureka! brand products to the outdoor recreation, rental, special events and military markets by Johnson Outdoors Inc., a global outdoor recreation company. The brand, part of Johnson Outdoors’ Outdoor Equipment group, is headquartered in...
, an American company - Eureka TowerEureka TowerEureka Tower is a skyscraper located in the Southbank precinct of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Construction began in August 2002 and the exterior completed on 1 June 2006. The plaza was finished in June 2006 and the building was officially opened on 11 October 2006...
, a 2001 91-storey residential building in Melbourne, Australia - Eureka (French automobile)Eureka (French automobile)The Eureka was a French automobile manufactured from 1906 until 1909. A single-cylinder voiturette with friction transmission and belt final drive, it was built at La Garenne-Colombes, and used either a 6hp De Dion or a 12hp Anzani engine....
, a French automobile - Eureka (1900 automobile)Eureka (1900 automobile)The Eureka was an American automobile manufactured only in 1900. A product of Ough & Waltenbough of San Francisco, it was a 4408 cc rear-inclined three-cylinder with its engine under the back seat.-References:...
, an American automobile - Eureka (1907 automobile)Eureka (1907 automobile)The Eureka was an American automobile made from 1907 to 1909. It was a wheel-steered High wheeler from St. Louis, Missouri with a two-cylinder 10/12 hp air-cooled engine and conventional sliding gear transmission....
, an American automobile - Eureka (Oz)Eureka (Oz)Eureka is a white kitten found by Dorothy Gale's Uncle Henry, that he gives to her telling her that the name means "I have found it!" She is introduced in Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz....
, Dorothy Gale's cat in The Wizard of Oz, so named because Uncle Henry found her - Eureka (company)Eureka (company)Eureka is a manufacturer of vacuum cleaners. The company is best known for "The Boss" line of vacuum cleaners, which were heavily promoted in the late 1980s.-History:...
, a manufacturer of vacuum cleaners - Eureka (airship), is a Zeppelin NT owned by Airship Ventures
- Ameri-Cana EurekaAmeri-Cana Eureka-External links:*...
, a Canadian ultralight aircraft - Eureka DiamondEureka DiamondThe Eureka Diamond was the first diamond discovered in South Africa. It weighed , and was found near Hopetown on the Orange River in 1867. The diamond, cut to a cushion-shaped brilliant, is currently on display at the Mine Museum in Kimberley.-Discovery:...
, the first diamond found in South Africa