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Varian Family
Varian may refer to: People * Varian Fry (1907–1967), American journalist who helped thousands escape from Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II * Varian Lonamei (born 1962), Minister for Aviation, Communication and Meteorology, and member of the National Parliament of the Solomon Islands * Hal Varian (born 1947), Google's chief economist * Isaac L. Varian (1793–1864), American politician and mayor of New York * John Osborne Varian (1863–1931), Theosophist affiliated with the Temple of the People and the utopian community of Halcyon, California * Roger Varian (born 1979), British racehorse trainer * Russell Varian (1898–1959), co-founder of Varian Associates, son of John Osborne Varian * Sigurd Varian (1901–1961), co-founder of Varian Associates, son of John Osborne Varian * Sheila Varian (1937–2016), breeder of Arabian horses, niece of Russell and Sigurd Varian Fictional Characters * Varian Wrynn, a character in the ''Warcraft'' series and ''Heroes of the St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varian Fry
Varian Mackey Fry (October 15, 1907 – September 13, 1967) was an American journalist. Fry ran a rescue network in Vichy France that helped approximately 2,000 to 4,000 anti-Nazi and Jewish refugees to escape Nazi Germany and the Holocaust. He was the first of five Americans to be recognized as "Righteous Among the Nations", an honorific given by the State of Israel to non-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust. Early life Fry was born in New York City. His parents were Lillian (Mackey) and Arthur Fry, a manager of the Wall Street firm Carlysle and Mellick. The family moved to Ridgewood, New Jersey, in 1910. He grew up in Ridgewood and enjoyed bird-watching and reading. During World War I, at 9 years of age, Fry and friends conducted a fund-raising bazaar for the American Red Cross that included a vaudeville show, an ice cream stand and fish pond. He was educated at Hotchkiss School from 1922 to 1924, when he left the school due to hazing rituals. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Court Of Thorns And Roses
''A Court of Thorns and Roses'' is a new adult fantasy novel series by American author Sarah J. Maas, beginning with the novel of the same name, released in May 2015. The story follows the journey of mortal Feyre Archeron after she is brought into the faerie lands of Prythian for murdering a faerie, and the epic love story and fierce struggle that follows after she enters the fae lands. The series is a ''New York Times'' Best Seller and has been optioned by Hulu for a television series adaptation by Ronald D. Moore. Books Main Companions * ''A Court of Thorns and Roses Coloring Book'' (2017) Development Maas initially intended the series as a retelling of the fairy tales ''Beauty and the Beast'', ''East of the Sun and West of the Moon'', and ''Tam Lin''. These tales inspired the finished series, though it was not ultimately a dedicated retelling. She began writing ''A Court of Thorns and Roses'' in early 2009, with the first draft taking about five weeks to complete. ''A C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Varian (DE-798)
USS ''Varian'' (DE-798) was a ''Buckley''-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy. Namesake Bertram Stetson Varian Jr. was born on 26 November 1920 at Weiser, Idaho. His father, Bertram S. Varian Sr., was an Idaho judge who would later serve as a Justice of the Idaho Supreme Court. He enlisted in the Navy as a seaman 2nd class on 3 December 1940 at Boise, Idaho, and received an appointment as aviation cadet on 15 February of the following year. Following flight training at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, he was designated a naval aviator on 8 September 1941 and was commissioned an ensign in the United States Naval Reserve on 4 October. He received further instruction with the Advanced Carrier Training Group and reported to on 3 April 1942, joining Bombing Squadron 6 (VB-6) flying the Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber. Flying from ''Enterprise'' during the Battle of Midway on 5 June 1942, he flew with the third division of VB-6 in their attack against the Imperia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varian, Iran
Varian ( fa, واريان, also Romanized as Vārīān, Vārīyān, and Vāryān; also known as Vāryān-e Jadīd and Āryān) is a village in Adaran Rural District, Asara District, Karaj County, Alborz Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni .... At the 2016 census, its population was 39, in 15 families. Varian was originally located on the bed of the Karaj Dam. Following the dam's construction, the village was relocated to higher grounds. This made it only accessible by waterway. References Populated places in Karaj County {{Karaj-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varian Data Machines
Varian Data Machines was a division of Varian Associates which sold minicomputers. It entered the market in 1967 through acquisition of Decision Control Inc. (DCI) in Newport Beach, California. It met stiff competition and was bought by Sperry Corporation in 1977. Products The DCI 1966 DATA/620 was a parallel, binary 16-bit general-purpose digital computer with magnetic-core memory expandable to 32,768 words. An 18-bit word length (for data, not addresses) was optionally available. A basic machine cycle took 1.8 microseconds, and the core memory read time was 700 nanoseconds. The computers uses two's complement arithmetic and had four main registers - accumulator A, accumulator extension B, an index register X and a program counter register. Addressing modes were direct, immediate and indexed. The instruction set had more than one hundred arithmetic, logic and control instructions and some variants supported microprogramming. These models used a hardware front panel console that a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varian Semiconductor
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. was a supplier of ion implantation equipment used in the fabrication of semiconductor chips. Varian Semiconductor was founded in 1971 as Extrion Corporation in Peabody, Massachusetts. Extrion later moved to nearby Gloucester, Massachusetts and was bought by Varian Associates in 1975. It was spun off from Varian Associates in 1999. Applied Materials Applied Materials, Inc. is an American corporation that supplies equipment, services and software for the manufacture of semiconductor (integrated circuit) chips for electronics, flat panel displays for computers, smartphones, televisions, and s ... announced its acquisition of Varian Semiconductor in May 2011. References External linksVarian Semiconductor [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varian, Inc
Varian, Inc. was one of the largest manufacturers of scientific instruments for the scientific industry. They had offerings over a broad range of chemical analysis equipment, with a particular focus on Information Rich Detection and Vacuum technology. Varian was spun off from Varian Associates in 1999 and was purchased by Agilent Technologies in May 2010 for $1.5 billion, or $52 per share. Varian Inc. had its corporate headquarters in Palo Alto, California, and offices in Australia, the Benelux countries, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, Korea, Russia, Sweden, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Manufacturing plants Varian Inc. contained the following manufacturing plants: * Lake Forest, California USA * Palo Alto, California USA * Walnut Creek, California USA * Lexington, Massachusetts, USA * Cary, North Carolina, USA * Mulgrave, Victoria Australia (the largest Varian Inc manufacturing and R&D plant) * Middelburg, Netherlands * Greno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varian Medical Systems
Varian Medical Systems is an American radiation oncology treatments and software maker based in Palo Alto, California. Their medical devices include linear accelerators (LINACs) and software for treating cancer and other medical conditions with radiotherapy, radiosurgery, proton therapy, and brachytherapy. The company supplies software for managing cancer clinics, radiotherapy centers, and medical oncology practices. Varian Medical Systems employs more than 7,100 people at manufacturing sites in North America, Europe, and China and approximately 70 sites globally. In August 2020, Siemens Healthineers announced plans to acquire Varian for $16.4 billion. The deal was completed on April 15, 2021. After the merger it will continue to operate independently and will retain its headquarters along with its 10,000 employees. History Varian was founded in 1948 as Varian Associates by Russell H. Varian, Sigurd F. Varian, William Webster Hansen, and Edward Ginzton to sell the Klystron, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varian Associates
Varian Associates was one of the first high-tech companies in Silicon Valley. It was founded in 1948 by Russell H. and Sigurd F. Varian, William Webster Hansen, and Edward Ginzton to sell the klystron, the first vacuum tube which could amplify electromagnetic waves at microwave frequencies, and other electromagnetic equipment. Varian Associates split into three companies in 1999: Varian Medical Systems, Varian, Inc. and Varian Semiconductor. Incorporation and leadership On April 20, 1948, the Articles of Incorporation were filed, signed by nine directors: Edward Ginzton, who had worked with the Varian brothers since his days as a doctoral student; William Webster Hansen, Richard M. Leonard, an attorney; Leonard I. Schiff, then head of the physics department at Stanford University; H. Myrl Stearns, Russell H. Varian, his wife, Dorothy Varian, Sigurd F. Varian and Paul B. Hunter. The company began with six full-time employees: the Varian brothers, Dorothy, Myrl Stearns, Fred Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
''Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure'' (known as ''Tangled: The Series'' during its first season) is an American animated television series developed by Chris Sonnenburg and Shane Prigmore, and produced by Disney Television Animation. It premiered on Disney Channel as a List of Disney Channel original films#Disney Channel Original Movies, Disney Channel Original Movie titled ''Tangled: Before Ever After'' on March 10, 2017. Its regular episodes premiered on March 24, 2017. The series is based on the 2010 film ''Tangled'' and features the returning voices of Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi, alongside Eden Espinosa, Clancy Brown, Julie Bowen, James Monroe Iglehart, Jeff Ross, Paul F. Tompkins, and Jeremy Jordan (actor, born 1984), Jeremy Jordan. In February 2017, ahead of the series premiere, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on June 24, 2018. In May 2018, ahead of the premiere of the series' second season, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a thir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varian Lonamei
Varian Lonamei (born May 10, 1962) is a member of the National Parliament of Solomon Islands. He represents a constituency from Isabel Province, and currently serves as the Minister for Aviation, Communication and Meteorology for the Solomon Islands. He received a degree in commerce from Papua New Guinea University of Technology The Papua New Guinea University of Technology (Unitech) is a university located in Lae, Morobe Province of Papua New Guinea. Courses offered Unitech offers courses in the following fields: *Agriculture *Architecture *Construction Management (P .... ReferencesMember page at Parliament website 1962 births Living people Members of the National Parliament of the Solomon Islands People from Isabel Province Communication ministers of the Solomon Islands {{Solomons-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heroes Of The Storm
''Heroes of the Storm'' is a crossover multiplayer online battle arena video game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment. It was released for Microsoft Windows and macOS on June 2, 2015. The game features various characters from Blizzard's franchises as playable heroes, as well as different battlegrounds based on ''Warcraft'', '' Diablo'', '' StarCraft'', and ''Overwatch'' universes. Players form into five-player teams and fight against another team in 5-versus-5 matches, with an average game duration of roughly 20 minutes. The first team to destroy opponents' main structure, known as the "King's Core", wins the match. Each themed battleground has a different metagame and secondary objectives to secure, whose completion gives your team massive advantages, typically through pushing power. Every player controls a single character, known as a "hero", with a set of distinctive abilities and differing styles of play. Heroes become more powerful over the course of a match ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
