Handy
Encyclopedia
Technology
- mobile phoneMobile phoneA mobile phone is a device which can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link whilst moving around a wide geographic area. It does so by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile network operator...
, in German-speaking countries and sometimes in European English - development name for the Atari Lynx
- Handy (emulator), an emulator for the Atari Lynx
Places
- Handy CrossHandy CrossHandy Cross is the name of a hamlet in the parish of Little Marlow, Buckinghamshire. It is located on Marlow Hill, on the old road between Marlow and High Wycombe...
, Buckinghamshire, England - Handy, IndianaHandy, IndianaHandy is an unincorporated community in Perry Township, Monroe County, Indiana....
, USA - Handy Township, MichiganHandy Township, MichiganHandy Township is a civil township of Livingston County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 7,004 at the 2000 census.-Local government:Township Supervisor: Dr...
, USA
People
- W. C. HandyW. C. HandyWilliam Christopher Handy was a blues composer and musician. He was widely known as the "Father of the Blues"....
, the "Father of the Blues" - Jack HandeyJack HandeyJack Handey is an American humorist. He is best known for his Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey, a large body of surrealistic one-liner jokes, as well as his "Fuzzy Memories" and "My Big Thick Novel" shorts. Although many people assume otherwise, Handey is a real person, not a pen name or ...
, American comedian - Charles HandyCharles HandyCharles Handy is an Irish author/philosopher specialising in organisational behaviour and management. Among the ideas he has advanced are the "portfolio worker" and the "Shamrock Organization" .He has been rated among the Thinkers 50, a private...
, management guru and author - Nicholas C. HandyNicholas C. HandyNicholas Charles Handy is a Professor of quantum chemistry, University of Cambridge, UK.He has written 320 scientific papers published in physical and theoretical chemistry journals. He retired from his Cambridge Professorship in September 2004.-Contributions:He has developed several methods in...
, Professor of Quantum chemistry, University of Cambridge - Thomas T. HandyThomas T. HandyThomas Troy Handy was a United States Army four-star general who served as Deputy Chief of Staff, U.S. Army from 1944 to 1947; Commanding General, Fourth United States Army from 1947 to 1949; Commander in Chief, United States European Command from 1949 to 1952; Commander in Chief, U.S...
, United States Army general
Entertainment
- Handy Awards, named after W. C. Handy, which were renamed the Blues Music Awards in 2006.
- Handy Smurf, a character from The Smurfs
- Handy (Happy Tree Friends), character from Happy Tree Friends
- Handy (magazine), owned by North American Membership GroupNorth American Membership GroupThe North American Membership Group is an American media company, specializing in membership clubs. It runs 12 membership clubs and 10 magazines. Since 2007 it has been owned by the Pilot Group, a private equity firm run by Robert W...
See also
- Handy Andy (disambiguation)
- Handy BoardHandy BoardThe Handy Board is a popular handheld robotics controller. The Handy Board was developed at MIT by Fred G. Martin, and was closely based on a previous controller designed by Martin and Randy Sargent for the . The Handy Board design is licensed free of charge. Thus, several manufacturers make Handy...
- Handy Man (disambiguation)Handy Man (disambiguation)A handy man or handyperson is a person competent in a variety of trade skills.Handy Man can also refer to:* "Handy Man" , a rock and roll song written by Jimmy Jones and Otis Blackwell...
- Handy Writers' ColonyHandy Writers' ColonyThe Handy Writers' Colony, often called simply the Handy Colony or The Colony, was a writers' colony located in Marshall, Illinois, which operated from 1950–1964. The Handy Colony was founded in 1950 by Lowney Turner Handy and her husband, Harry Handy, along with Lowney's student , best-selling...
- Handy class destroyerHandy class destroyerThree Handy class destroyers served with the Royal Navy. , and were all built by Fairfield. The ships displaced 275 tons, were 194 feet long and their 4,000 h.p. Thornycroft boilers produced 27 knots. They were armed with one twelve pounder and two torpedo tubes. They carried a complement of...
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