Eureka

Eureka may refer to:

• Eureka (word), a famous exclamation attributed to Archimedes
• Eureka effect, the sudden, unexpected realization of the solution to a problem
• Eureka!, the state motto of California

Literature

• Eureka: A Prose Poem, by Edgar Allan Poe

History

• Eureka Stockade, an 1854 goldminers' rebellion in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
  • Eureka Flag, the battle flag of the Eureka Stockade rebellion
• Tehran Conference, codenamed Eureka, an Allied meeting during World War II

Media and entertainment

• Disney's Eureka! A California Parade, a former parade in Disney's California Adventure Park

Fictional characters

• Eureka (Oz), Dorothy Gale's cat in The Wizard of Oz, so named because Uncle Henry found her
• Eureka (Eureka Seven), a main character in Eureka Seven

Film

• Eureka (1983 film), an American drama directed by Nicolas Roeg
• Eureka (2000 film), a Japanese drama directed by Shinji Aoyama

Games

• Eureka! (video game), a 1984 text adventure

Music

• Eureka (Jim O'Rourke album), whose title track was featured in the 2000 film
• Eureka (Mother Mother album),
• Eureka (Rooney album), 2010
• "Eureka" (song), 2014 song by Sakanaction

Print

• Eureka (Times magazine), a monthly science magazine published by The Times
• Eureka (University of Cambridge magazine), published by the Cambridge University Mathematical Society
• Eureka: A Prose Poem, an 1848 essay by Edgar Allan Poe
• Eureka, a monthly science magazine for primary school students in Malayalam language published by Kerala Sasthra Sahithya Parishad, Kerala, India
• Eureka, the original name of the Canadian mathematical problem-solving journal Crux Mathematicorum

Television

• Eureka! (TV series), a 1980s Canadian educational series
• Eureka (UK TV series), a 1980s British educational series
• Eureka (U.S. TV series), an American science fiction series aired 2006–2012
  • Eureka (soundtrack), a 2008 soundtrack album
• Eureka TV, a British children's science show aired 2001–2005
• Eureka Seven, a Japanese 2005 anime series

Theatre

• Eureka (musical), a 2004 Australian musical

Places

Australia

• Eureka, Victoria

Canada

• Eureka, Nova Scotia
• Eureka, Nunavut
• Eureka Pass, Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut
• Eureka Sound, Nunavut

United Kingdom

• Eureka! (museum) in Halifax, West Yorkshire

United States

• Eureka, California, the largest US city named Eureka
• Eureka, Nevada County, California
• Eureka, Colorado
• Eureka, Illinois
  • Eureka College
• Eureka, Lawrence County, Indiana, an unincorporated community
• Eureka, Spencer County, Indiana, an unincorporated community
• Eureka, Kansas
• Eureka, Missouri
• Eureka, Perry County, Missouri
• Eureka, Montana
• Eureka, Nevada
• Eureka, North Carolina
• Eureka, Pennsylvania
• Eureka, South Dakota
• Eureka, Texas
• Eureka, Utah
• Eureka, Polk County, Wisconsin, a town
• Eureka, Winnebago County, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community
• Eureka Center, Minnesota
• Eureka Center, Wisconsin
• Eureka County, Nevada
• Eureka Springs, Arkansas
• Eureka Township, Adair County, Iowa
• Eureka Township, Michigan
• Eureka Township, Dakota County, Minnesota
• Eureka Township, Valley County, Nebraska
• Eureka Valley (Inyo County), California
• Eureka Valley, San Francisco, California

Science and technology

• EUREKA, a pan-European research and development funding and coordination organization.
• Eureka (OPAC), a library search engine developed by RLG
• Eureka! (museum), a museum in Halifax, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
• The Eureka, a machine for generating Latin verses
• Eureka-147, a system for digital audio broadcast
• Eureka Streams, an open source software project
• Eureka theorem, a result of Gauss that every natural number is the sum of three triangular numbers
• 5261 Eureka, an asteroid co-orbital with Mars
• Constantan, also known as Eureka, a metal alloy
• Heureka (science center), a science centre in Vantaa, Finland
• Eureka, the transponder component of the World War II Rebecca/Eureka transponding radar

Transportation

• Eureka (1900 automobile), an American automobile
• Eureka (1907 automobile), an American automobile
• Eureka (airship), a Zeppelin NT owned by Airship Ventures
• Eureka (French automobile), a French automobile
• Eureka (ferryboat), an 1890-built steam ferryboat now preserved in San Francisco
• Ameri-Cana Eureka, a Canadian ultralight aircraft

Other uses

• Eureka (company), a manufacturer of vacuum cleaners
• Eureka Diamond, the first diamond found in South Africa
• Eureka Prizes, annual Australian science prizes presented by the Australian Museum, Sydney, Australia
• Eureka! Restaurant Group, California-based hamburger restaurant chain
• Eureka Shipyard, shipyard of the early 20th century in New York State
• Eureka! Tent Company, an American company
• Eureka Tower, a 2001 91-storey residential building in Melbourne, Australia
• Borland Eureka the Solver, a DOS computer programm from Borland

See also

• EURECA (disambiguation)