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Atlas (disambiguation)
Atlas (disambiguation)
Most things with a name that includes the term "Atlas" stem directly or indirectly from the mythological character Atlas Atlas may also refer to:
Physics
• ATLAS experiment, a particle detector for the Large Hadron Collider at CERN • Argonne Tandem Linear Accelerator System, a particle accelerator at the Argonne National Laboratory
Greek mythology
• Atlas (mythology), a Titan who bore the spheres of the heavens; inspiring the widely used image of a man carrying a celestial sphere on his back or shoulders (also known as Atlas Telamon or "enduring Atlas"). • Farnese Atlas, a 2nd-century Roman marble copy of a Hellenistic sculpture of the Titan, "Atlas" • Atlas (no relation) was a mortal son of Poseidon and first king of Atlantis.
Mathematics
• Atlas (topology), a collection of local coordinate charts in mathematics
Space
• Atlas (rocket family) family of rockets • SM-65 Atlas, early model Atlas rocket • Mercury-Atlas, the US Space Program project that astronaut John Glenn participated in • Atlas II • Atlas III was a US launch vehicle (2000 - 2005) • Advanced Technology Large-Aperture Space Telescope, the proposed successor for the Hubble Space Telescope
Science
Astronomy
• Atlas (moon), a moon of Saturn • Atlas (crater), a prominent impact crater on the Moon • Atlas (star), a triple star system in the Pleiades cluster
Computing
• Atlas Computer (Manchester) (1962 1971), an early computer built at the University of Manchester • Titan (computer) (also known as the Atlas 2), its successor • Atlas Autocode, a programming language developed for the Atlas Computer • UNIVAC 1101, also known as the Atlas • UNIVAC 1103, also known as the Atlas II • ATLAS Transformation Language, an OMG standard for performing model transformations • "Atlas" was the former name for ASP.NET AJAX, Microsoft software, a set of ASP.NET extensions providing Ajax functionality • Atlas Terrain Engine, developed by Garage Games for use in their Torque Shader Engine
Biology
• A book about flora and/or fauna of an area or region; for example, Atlases of the flora and fauna of Britain and Ireland • Atlas (anatomy), the topmost cervical vertebra of the human spine • Atlas Bear, a species of bear native to Africa, now extinct • Atlas Beetle, a rhinoceros beetle (Dynastinae) in the genus Chalcosoma • Atlas Cedar, a large cedar tree native to the Atlas mountains of Algeria and Morocco • Atlas Flycatcher, a bird in the an Old World Flycatcher family • Attacus atlas (or Atlas moth), a large saturniid moth • Testudo atlas (Colossochelys Atlas or Atlas turtle), an extinct species of cryptodire turtle from the Pleistocene period
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• ATLAS, Automatically Tuned Linear Algebra Software an optimized BLAS implementation • ATLAS, Abbreviated Test Language for All Systems, a programming language used for automated test equipment • Atlas.ti, a qualitative analysis software • Texture atlas • Atlas, a Supercomputer installed at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in 2006 • ATLAS - control software used on the Pendolino train
Atlas (disambiguation)
Literature and press
• Atlas Shrugged, a novel by Ayn Rand • Atlas, a book of photography by German artist Gerhard Richter • The Atlas (novel), by American author William T. Vollmann • Atlas (magazine), Turkish monthly magazine on geography, environment, history and culture • Cloud Atlas (2004), a book by British author David Mitchell • The World Atlas of Wine, resource on wine by Hugh Johnson and Jancis Robinson
Geography
• Atlas District, an arts and entertainment district in the Near Northeast neighborhood of Washington, D.C., USA • Atlas, Illinois, an unincorporated community in western Pike County, Illinois, USA • Atlas Mountains, a complex of mountain ranges in northwest Africa • Anti-Atlas, a mountain range in Morocco. • High Atlas, a mountain range in Morocco, contains the highest point in the Atlas Mountains. • Grand Atlas Mountains, another name for the High Atlas • Middle Atlas, a mountain range in Northern Morocco. • Saharan Atlas, a mountain range in Algeria • Tell Atlas, the Atlas mountain range that parallels the Mediterranean coast. • Atlas, Pennsylvania, USA • Atlas Township, Michigan, USA
Comics
• Atlas Comics (1950s), the company that evolved into Marvel Comics • Agents of Atlas, a Marvel Comics miniseries that included a foundation named Atlas • Atlas, a fictional character from Marvel Comics, also known as Erik Josten (formerly a member of the Thunderbolts) • Atlas (comic series), a comic book series by Dylan Horrocks • Atlas (DC Comics), a fictional character published by DC Comics • "The Coming of Atlas", a DC Comics story arc featuring Atlas • Atlas/Seaboard Comics, (1970s) a line of comics published by Seaboard Periodicals • Atlas, a fictional villain in the Teen Titans animated series. • King Atlas (Transformers) a Transformers character • Atlas, the brother and recurring rival of Astro Boy in the Anime and later TV series.
Entertainment
• Atlas (album), an album by Mexican electro-pop band Kinky • Atlas (band), a rock band from Christchurch, New Zealand • Atlas (1961 film), a 1961 movie by Roger Corman • Atlas Games (company), a publisher of role-playing and card games • Advanced Technology Leisure Application Simulator, a large hydraulic motion simulator for the theme park industry • RTV Atlas a broadcaster in Montenegro • Radio Atlas, a radio station in Montenegro
Companies
• Atlas Air, a cargo airline based in Purchase, New York • Atlas Aircraft, a US aircraft maker in the 1940s • Atlas Aviation, an aircraft maintenance firm in Florida, USA • Atlas Blue, a low-cost airline based in Marrakech, Morocco • Atlas Car and Manufacturing Company, a manufacturer of small railroad locomotives
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• Atlas Copco, a Swedish rock drill manufacturer • Polar Atlas, historic Swedish diesel maker, later part of Atlas Copco • Atlas Corporation, an architectural company • Atlas Group, Business Group in Pakistan • Honda Atlas Cars Pakistan, Atlas Group joint venture with Honda to build cars and motorbikes • Atlas Bank, bank in Pakistan • Atlas-Imperial, a historic American diesel engine builder • Atlas Media Corporation, is a non-fiction entertainment company based in New York City, USA • Atlas Model Railroad, maker of scale railroad models • Atlas Press, UK publisher • Atlas Press (tool company) of Kalamazoo, Michigan, the largest supplier of machine tools to the hobbyist market in the middle of the 20th century • Atlas Telecom, a worldwide communications company • Atlas Van Lines, a moving van company • Atlas Venture, an international early-stage venture capital firm • Atlas Werke, a shipbuilder based in Bremen, Germany • STN Atlas Elektronik GmbH was a German defence company producing electronics until 2003 • Atlas Elektronik GmbH, a naval/marine electronics and systems business based in Bremen, Germany • Atlasjet, a Turkish airline • Dresser Atlas, a provider of oil field services and subsequently factory automation services • Western Atlas, US company, subsequently Atlas Wireline and Baker Atlas • Tele Atlas, a Dutch mapping company
Atlas (disambiguation)
• Natacha Atlas (born 1964), a Belgian singer • James Atlas (born 1949), is a founding editor of the Lipper/Viking Penguin Lives Series • Atllas, a rapper from Phoenix, Arizona • Atlas DaBone, an American professional wrestler • Atlas is a nickname for Michael Marra, a Scottish musician (born 1952).
Military
• Atlas Aircraft Corporation, a South African military aircraft manufacturer, formerly known as Atlas Aviation • Atlas Oryx, a medium-sized utility helicopter manufactured by the Atlas Aircraft Corporation of South Africa • Atlas Cheetah, a fighter aircraft of the South African Air Force • Atlas Carver, a South African military jet development project that was cancelled in the 1990s • Atlas XH-1 Alpha, a military helicopter • ATLAS (simulation), a system used to conduct military Command Post Exercises (CPX) within the Royal Thai Army • Armstrong Whitworth Atlas, a British military aeroplane manufactured (1927 1933) • HMLAT-303 is a United States Marine Corps helicopter squadron known as Atlas. • USS Atlas is the name of three different US warships between 1869 and 1972
Automotive
• Atlas (automobile), an American automobile manufactured from 1907 to 1913 • Atlas (1951 automobile), originally known as La Coccinelle, a mini-car made in France in 1951 • GM Atlas engine, a family of truck engines from General Motors • Nissan Atlas, a Japanese light truck • Atlas, a van made by the Standard Motor Company (UK) 1958-62 • Atlas Major, a Standard Motor Company#Military and Commercial van 1962-1963 • Atlas (light trucks), a vehicle manufacturer in Greece
People
• Meir Atlas (1848–1926), Rabbi of Shavel in Lithuania and one of the founders of the Telz Yeshiva • Charles Atlas (1892–1972), a famous bodybuilder • Tony Atlas (born 1954), a professional wrestler, bodybuilder, and powerlifter • Teddy Atlas (born 1956), a well-known boxing trainer and fight commentator
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Atlas (disambiguation)
• Atlas Uranium Mill, a decommissioned uranium mill near Moab, Utah • Atlas Vampire, the nickname of the assailant of the unsolved "Vampire Murder" in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1932 • Atlas Economic Research Foundation, an incubator for free market think tanks • Atlas (1863 - 1885), one of the eight South Devon Railway Dido class steam locomotives • Atlas (1927 - 1962), a LMS Royal Scot Class steam locomotive • Atlas, a book size • Atlas, a character from the video game Bioshock. • ATLAS is an acronym for Association for Tourism and Leisure Education, a European educational project • Atlas V (boat), a Belgian tug boat used by the resistance in World War I • ST Atlas, a Swedish tug boat.
Sport
• Atlas (volleyball), a volleyball team from Wrocław, Poland • Atlas Stone, a boulder lifting event in strength events. • F.C. Atlas A.C., a Mexican professional football club
Other
• Atlas (architecture), a support or column sculpted in the form of a man • Atlas (cartography), a collection of maps, traditionally bound into book form • Atlas languages, a subgroup of the Northern Berber languages spoken in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco • Atlas, a mountain once worshiped by the Berbers, according to Strabo and Herodotus.
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