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Vulcain (other)
Vulcain is French for Vulcan. Vulcain may refer to: * Vulcain (watch company), a Swiss watch manufacturer established in 1858 and inventor of the alarm complication for wristwatches * Vulcain (rocket engine), a family of European first-stage engines for the Ariane 5 and Ariane 6 * Vulcain (ship), a number of ships named Vulcain ** Vulcain (M611), part of the French Navy, for sweeping mines * Vulcain (band), a French heavy metal band * Vulcain Prize, full name, "Vulcain Prize of the Technical Artist", independent film award for feature films at the Cannes Film Festival official selection rewarding a technician for his collaboration in the creation of a film See also * Vulcan (other) Vulcan may refer to: Mythology * Vulcan (mythology), the god of fire, volcanoes, metalworking, and the forge in Roman mythology Arts, entertainment and media Film and television * Vulcan (''Star Trek''), name of a fictional race and their home p ... * '' La Forge de Vulcain'' (Vulcan's F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vulcain (watch Company)
Vulcain is a Swiss luxury watchmaker based in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. It was founded in 1858 by Maurice Ditisheim as ''Manufacture Ditisheim' in La Chaux-de-Fonds,'' being rebranded as Vulcain in 1894. In 1947, Vulcain developed the first alarm watch, the Vulcain Cricket. Foundation Vulcain was founded in 1858 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland by the Ditisheim brothers Maurice, Gaspard and Aron. The Ditisheims were one of many Jewish families involved in innovation and modernisation of the watch industry. Within 20 to 30 years, the company grew from a small studio to a successful and well-known brand. Since the brothers were also involved with foreign branches in the industry, they had the advantage of an international network of contacts. In 1886, Maurice bought the company from his brothers. He was awarded a bronze medal at the Universal Exhibition in Paris 1889 for his self-winding watch "La vallée de l'Arve." Through to the end of the century, the watchmaker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vulcain (rocket Engine)
Vulcain is a family of European first stage rocket engines for Ariane 5 and the future Ariane 6. Its development began in 1988 and the first flight was completed in 1996. The updated version of the engine, Vulcain 2, was first successfully flown in 2005. Both members of the family use liquid oxygen/liquid hydrogen cryogenic fuel. The new version under development for Ariane 6 will be called Vulcain 2.1. History The Vulcain rocket engine is named in French for Vulcan, the ancient Roman god of fire. Its development, carried out by a European partnership, began in 1988 with the Ariane 5 rocket program. It first flew in 1996 powering the ill-fated flight 501 without being the cause of the disaster, and had its first successful flight in 1997 (flight 502). In 2002 the upgraded Vulcain 2 with 20% more thrust first flew on flight 157, although a problem with the engine turned the flight into a failure. The cause was due to flight loads being much higher than expected, as the inqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vulcain (ship)
France has had at least three ships named ''Vulcain'': * , a 110-gun ship of the line A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed during the Age of Sail from the 17th century to the mid-19th century. The ship of the line was designed for the naval tactic known as the line of battle, which depended on the two colu ... launched in 1806. She was renamed ''Commerce'' (1830), ''Borda'' (1839), and finally ''Vulcain'' (1863) and was scrapped in 1885. * , an , launched in 1943 as USS ''Agenor'' (ARL-3), transferred to France as ''Vulcain'' in 1951, and transferred again to the Republic of China as ''Wu Tai'' in 1957. Her fate is unknown. * , a ''Vulcain''-class minesweeper launched in 1986 and currently in service. {{DEFAULTSORT:Vulcain, French ship French Navy ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vulcain (M611)
''Vulcain'' (M611) is a ''Vulcain''-class minesweeper of the French Navy. She is classed by the French Navy as a BBPD type vessel (French: ''bâtiment-base de plongeurs démineurs'') and is used as a base ship for clearance divers. She is based in Cherbourg Naval Base, in Cherbourg, France, and is run by the 1st GPD ''Groupement de Plongeurs démineurs'', a group of French Army clearance divers. Since 16 May 1987, she has been symbolically linked with the town of Honfleur. The personnel on board usually comprises 12 divers, 1 medical officer and 1 nurse. Other BBPDs of the ''Vulcain'' type are: *BBPD ''Styx'' - M614 *BBPD ''Pluton'' - M622 *BBPD ''Achéron'' - A613 See also *List of active French Navy ships This is a list of active French Navy ships. The French Navy consists of nearly 100 vessels of the '' Force d'action navale'' (Naval action force) and the 9 submarines of the '' Forces sous-marines'' (Submarine force). Primary assets include 1 nuc ... Minesweepers of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vulcain (band)
Vulcain is a French hard rock and heavy metal band formed in 1981. Comeback At the end of 2009, the band gave hopes of reviving through an announcement on its Myspace page. The trio also announced a grand tour in 2010. It also opened for Motörhead Motörhead () were an English rock band formed in London in 1975 by Lemmy (lead vocals, bass), Larry Wallis (guitar) and Lucas Fox (drums). Lemmy was also the primary songwriter and only constant member. The band are often considered a precu ... for a number of shows in 2010. On 22 April 2013, Vulcain released a new album, ''V8'', their first in 15 years since ''Stoppe La Machine''. Discography *1984: ''Rock 'n' Roll Secours'' *1985: ''La dame de fer'' (EP) *1985: ''Desperados'' *1986: ''Big Brothers'' *1987: ''Live Force'' *1989: ''Transition'' *1992: ''Big Bang'' *1994: ''Vulcain'' *1998: ''Stoppe La Machine'' *2013: ''V8'' *2014: ''rock n roll secours 2014'' *2018: ''vinyle'' ;Live and compilations *1996: ''Atomic Live'' (l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vulcain Prize
The Vulcan Award of the Technical Artist (french: Prix Vulcain de l’Artiste Technicien) is an independent film award created in 2003. It rewards the work of a technician for his or her collaboration in the creation of a film from the official selection of the Cannes Film Festival. It is awarded by a special jury, appointed by the ''Superior Technical Commission of Image and Sound'' (french: Commission Supérieure Technique de l’Image et du Son or CST). History In 1951, the CST created the ''Technical Grand Prize'' (french: Grand Prix Technique) of the CST, awarded during the Cannes Film Festival. That prize existed until 2001. In 2003, Pierre-William Glenn, president of the CST, struggled to once again have a prize awarded to a technician during the Cannes Film Festival. Thus, the ''Vulcan Award of the Technical Artist'' was born as a part of the festival roster and approved by the festival's president Gilles Jacob. Since 2021, the CST has also been awarding the CST Young Fem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vulcan (other)
Vulcan may refer to: Mythology * Vulcan (mythology), the god of fire, volcanoes, metalworking, and the forge in Roman mythology Arts, entertainment and media Film and television * Vulcan (''Star Trek''), name of a fictional race and their home planet and language in the ''Star Trek'' franchise * Black Vulcan, a fictional African American superhero on the animated series ''Super Friends'' * Kamen Rider Vulcan, a character in the series ''Kamen Rider Zero-One'' * Vulcan, a fictional planet in the ''Doctor Who'' season ''The Power of the Daleks'' Print * ''Vulcan'' (Fleetway), a 1975–1976 IPC Comic * Vulcan (DC Comics), a fictional character * Vulcan (Marvel Comics), a fictional supervillain * ''Vulcan!'', a 1978 ''Star Trek'' novel by Kathleen Sky * ''The Vulcan'', a magazine from various organizations within the Young Fine Gael * ''Vulcan'', a gay pornography magazine, made famous in a High Court test case by serial killer Dennis Nilsen * Vulcan, a fictional series of artifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |