Eureka often refers to: *

Eureka (word) Archimedes exclaiming ''Eureka''. In his excitement, he forgets to dress and runs nude in the streets straight out of his bath ''Eureka'' ( grc, εὕρηκα) is an interjection used to celebrate a discovery or invention. It is a transliteration ...

, a famous exclamation attributed to Archimedes *

Eureka effect The eureka effect (also known as the Aha! moment or eureka moment) refers to the common human experience of suddenly understanding a previously incomprehensible problem or concept. Some research describes the Aha! effect (also known as insight or ...

, the sudden, unexpected realization of the solution to a problem Eureka may also refer to:

History

Eureka Rebellion The Eureka Rebellion was a series of events involving gold miners who revolted against the British administration of the colony of Victoria, Australia during the Victorian gold rush. It culminated in the Battle of the Eureka Stockade, which ...

, an 1854 goldminers' rebellion in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia **

Eureka Flag The Eureka Flag was flown at the Battle of the Eureka Stockade, which took place on 3 December 1854 at Ballarat in Victoria, Australia. It was the culmination of the 1851–1854 Eureka Rebellion on the Victorian goldfields, where miners prote ...

, the battle flag of the Eureka Rebellion *

Tehran Conference The Tehran Conference (codenamed Eureka) was a strategy meeting of Joseph Stalin, Franklin Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill from 28 November to 1 December 1943, after the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran. It was held in the Soviet Union's embassy i ...

, codenamed Eureka, an Allied meeting during World War II

Businesses

Eureka (company) Eureka is a brand of the Chinese company Midea Group that manufactures vacuums for all households. The company manufactures vacuum cleaners, including uprights, cordless, canisters, sticks and handhelds. Eureka also manufactures aftermarket vacuu ...

, a manufacturer of vacuum cleaners * Eureka! Restaurant Group, California-based hamburger restaurant chain * Eureka! Tent Company, an American company *

Kværner Eureka Kværner was a Norwegian engineering and construction services company that existed between 1853 and 2005. In 2004, it was amalgamated to the newly formed subsidiary of Aker ASA - Aker Kværner, which was renamed Aker Solutions on 3 April 2008 ...

, a Norwegian engineering and construction services company

Media and entertainment

Characters

Eureka O'Hara Eureka, also known as Eureka O'Hara and Eureka!, is the stage name of Eureka D. Huggard (born August 26, 1990), an American drag queen and reality television personality. Eureka rose to prominence competing on the ninth and tenth seasons of ''Ru ...

, an American drag queen, popularized on ''Rupaul's Drag Race'' *

Eureka (Oz) This is a list of characters in the original Oz books by American author L. Frank Baum. The majority of characters listed here unless noted otherwise have appeared in multiple books under various plotlines. ''Land of Oz, Oz'' is made up of four ...

, 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 and television

* ''Eureka'' (1983 film), a British-American drama directed by Nicolas Roeg * ''Eureka'' (2000 film), a Japanese drama directed by Shinji Aoyama * ''Eureka!'' (TV series), a 1980s Canadian educational series * ''Eureka!'' (2022 TV series), a 2020s American 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 ''Eureka TV'' is a British children's television series about science that ran from 2001 to 2005 on the children's TV channel CBBC. Presenters * Fearne Cotton (series 1–2) 2001-2003 * Kate Heavenor (series 1–3) 2001-2005 * Mohini Sule (ser ...

'', a British children's science show aired 2001–2005 * ''

Eureka Seven ''Eureka Seven'', known in Japan as , is a 2005 Japanese anime series created by Bones. The series was directed by Tomoki Kyoda, with series composition by Dai Satō, character designs by Kenichi Yoshida and music by Naoki Satō. ''E ...

'', a Japanese 2005 anime series

Music

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

Literature

* ''Eureka'' (University of Cambridge magazine), published by the Cambridge University Mathematical Society * ''Eureka'' (Italian magazine), a monthly comic magazine published between 1967 and 1989 * '' Eureka: A Prose Poem'', a 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 Sastra Sahitya Parishad (KSSP) (meaning: ''Kerala Science Literature Movement'') is a progressive outfit in the state of Kerala, India. It was conceived as a people's science movement. At the time of its founding in 1962 it was a 40-membe ...

, Kerala, India * ''Eureka'' (journal), the original name of the Canadian mathematical problem-solving journal ''Crux Mathematicorum''

Other media

* ''Eureka'' (musical), a 2004 Australian musical * ''Eureka!'' (video game), a 1984 text adventure * ''Eurika'' (Digital Agency), a 2022 Digital Agency

Places

Australia

* Eureka, New South Wales, a suburb in Byron Shire *

Eureka, Queensland Eureka is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Eureka had a population of 170 people. History In 1887, of land were resumed from the Eureka (Toomolongyore) pastoral run. The land was offered for selection ...

, a locality in the Bundaberg Region *

Eureka, Victoria Eureka is a small eastern suburb of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia – (AU). It was originally part of Ballarat East but became its own suburb in 1946 in recognition of the area's significance to Australian history. Eureka is bordered by Specimen ...

, a small eastern suburb of Ballarat

Canada

* Eureka, Nova Scotia *

Eureka, Nunavut Eureka is a small research base on Fosheim Peninsula, Ellesmere Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. It is located on the north side of Slidre Fiord, which enters Eureka Sound farther west. It is the third-north ...

* Eureka Pass, Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut *

Eureka Sound Eureka Sound is a high Arctic waterway in Qikiqtaaluk Qikiqtaaluk (ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃ formerly Sillem Island is an uninhabited island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is the second largest (after Bylot Island) of the several hun ...

, Nunavut

New Zealand

Eureka, New Zealand Eureka is a rural settlement in the Waikato District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located on State Highway 26, and is surrounded by dairy farmland on a flat plain. There are various explanations for the name. One ...

, rural settlement in the Waikato District

United States

Eureka, California Eureka (Wiyot: ''Jaroujiji'', Hupa: ''do'-wi-lotl-ding'', Karuk: ''uuth'') is the principal city and county seat of Humboldt County in the Redwood Empire region of California. The city is located on U.S. Route 101 on the shores of Humboldt ...

, the largest US city named Eureka *

Eureka, Colorado Eureka is a mining ghost town in San Juan County, Colorado, United States, along the Animas River, between Silverton and Animas Forks. The town derives its name from the Greek interjection Eureka! History Charles Baker's group of prospect ...

* Eureka, Marion County, Florida * Eureka, Miami-Dade County, Florida, part of

Richmond West, Florida Richmond West is a census-designated place (CDP) in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The population was 35,884 at the 2020 census, up from 31,973 at the 2010 census. History Richmond West has its origins as an early 1900s settlement ...

Eureka, Illinois Eureka is a city in Olio Township, Woodford County, Illinois, United States. The population was 5,295 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Woodford County. Eureka is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. Eureka is ...

Eureka College Eureka College is a private liberal arts college in Eureka, Illinois, that is related by covenant to the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Enrollment in 2018 was approximately 567 students. Eureka College was the third college in the Unite ...

* Eureka, Lawrence County, Indiana, an unincorporated community *

Eureka, Spencer County, Indiana Eureka is an unincorporated community in Luce Township, Spencer County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. History Eureka was laid out in 1858. A post office was established at Eureka in 1872, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 19 ...

, an unincorporated community *

Eureka, Kansas Eureka is a city in and the county seat of Greenwood County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 2,332. History The first settlement at Eureka was in 1857. The first post office in Eureka was establis ...

Eureka, Michigan Eureka is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Clinton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population of the CDP was 233 at the 2020 census. The community is located within Greenbush Township. As an unincorp ...

, an unincorporated community *

Eureka, Missouri Eureka is a city located in St. Louis County, Missouri, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States, adjacent to the cities of Wildwood, Missouri, Wildwood and Pacific, Missouri, Pacific, along Interstate 44 in Missouri, Interstate 44. It is in ...

* Eureka, Perry County, Missouri *

Eureka, Montana Eureka (Kutenai language: ʔa·knuk̓inʔis) is a town in Lincoln County, Montana, United States, south of the Canada–US border. The population was 1,380 at the 2020 census. The town's mayor is LeeAnn Schermerhorn. Geography Eureka is locat ...

Eureka, Nevada Eureka is an unincorporated town and census-designated places in and the county seat of Eureka County, Nevada, United States. Reprint. Originally published: San Francisco : H. Keller, 1879. With a population of 480 as of the 2018 American Commu ...

* Eureka, North Carolina * Eureka, Pennsylvania * Eureka, South Carolina, an unincorporated community in

Aiken County, South Carolina Aiken County is a county in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 Census, its population was 168,808. Its county seat and largest city is Aiken. Aiken County is a part of the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistica ...

Eureka, South Dakota Eureka is a city in western McPherson County, South Dakota, United States, that is near the North Dakota state line. The population was 813 at the 2020 census. History Eureka was laid out in 1887, and named "Eureka", a Greek exclamation meaning ...

* Eureka, Texas (disambiguation) *

Eureka, Utah Eureka is a city in Juab County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Provo–Orem metropolitan area. The population was 669 at the 2010 census, down from 766 in 2000. The city was named from the Greek word ''eureka'', meaning "I have found ...

Eureka (Baskerville, Virginia) Eureka is a historic home located near Baskerville, Virginia, Baskerville, Mecklenburg County, Virginia. It was designed by Jacob W. Holt and built between 1854 and 1859. The house is two stories tall and three bays wide with a central, three-st ...

, a historic home near Baskerville, Mecklenburg County, Virginia * Eureka, Washington * Eureka, West Virginia *

Eureka, Polk County, Wisconsin Eureka is a town in Polk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,338 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Eureka Center is located in the town. The town in the setting for the 1957 film All Mine to Give was the Eur ...

, a town * Eureka, Winnebago County, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community *

Eureka Center, Minnesota Eureka Center is an unincorporated community in Eureka Township, Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. Eureka Center is located at the center of Eureka Township along Dakota County Road 80, south-southeast of Lakeville. Nearby places als ...

* Eureka Center, Wisconsin *

Eureka County, Nevada Eureka County is a county in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,855, making it the second-least populous county in Nevada. Its county seat is Eureka. Eureka County is part of the Elko Micropolitan Statistic ...

Eureka Springs, Arkansas Eureka Springs is a city in Carroll County, Arkansas, United States, and one of two county seats for the county. It is located in the Ozark Mountains of northwest Arkansas, near the border with Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the city populati ...

Eureka Township, Adair County, Iowa Eureka Township is one of the seventeen townships of Adair County, Iowa, United States. At the 2020 census, its population was 101. History Eureka Township was organized in 1870. "Eureka!" is said to have exclaimed by an early settler when he ...

Eureka Township, Michigan Eureka Township is a charter township of Montcalm County, Michigan, Montcalm County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,211 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, up from 3,959 in 2010 United States census, 2010. The towns ...

Eureka Township, Dakota County, Minnesota Eureka Township is an urban township in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,490 at the 2000 census. Eureka Township was organized in 1858. Eureka is a name derived from Greek, meaning "I have found it". Geography Accor ...

* Eureka Township, Valley County, Nebraska *

Eureka Valley (Inyo County) Eureka Valley is located in Inyo County, in eastern California in the southwestern United States. It is approximately 28 miles (45 km) long and up to 10 miles (16 km) wide, with elevations varying from 2870 feet (875 m) up to 8456 feet ...

, California * Eureka Valley, San Francisco, California

Science and technology

Eureka (organisation) Eureka (often abbreviated as E!, or Σ!) is an intergovernmental organisation for research and development funding and coordination. Eureka is an open platform for international cooperation in innovation. Organisations and companies applying t ...

, an international research and development funding and coordination network *

Eureka (OPAC) Eureka was the user interface for general users of the Research Library Information Network (RLIN), a bibliographic resource containing records from libraries that were members of Research Libraries Group (RLG). Eureka had the capacity to search am ...

, a library search engine developed by RLG *

Eureka! (museum) Eureka! The National Children's Museum is an interactive educational museum for children in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, with a focus on learning through play. It is run as an educational charity and not-for-profit organisation. Eureka! ...

, 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 Eureka Streams is a free, open-source enterprise, social networking platform developed by Lockheed Martin. Activity streams and gadgets make up its core functionality. Content within Eureka Streams consists primarily of microblogs and internal ...

, 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 Constantan is a proprietary name A brand is a name, term, design, symbol or any other feature that distinguishes one seller's good or service from those of other sellers. Brands are used in business, marketing, and advertising for recogn ...

, also known as Eureka, a metal alloy *

Heureka Heureka is a Finnish science center in the Tikkurila district of Vantaa, Finland, north of Helsinki, designed by Heikkinen – Komonen Architects. It is located at the intersection of the Finnish Main Line and the river Keravanjoki. The aim of th ...

, a science centre in Vantaa, Finland * Eureka, the transponder component of the World War II

Rebecca/Eureka transponding radar The Rebecca/Eureka transponding radar was a short-range radio navigation system used for the dropping of airborne forces and their supplies. It consisted of two parts, the Rebecca airborne transceiver and antenna system, and the Eureka ground-base ...

* Eureka: The Solver, numerical solver for mathematical systems of equations, released by

Borland Borland Software Corporation was a computer technology company founded in 1983 by Niels Jensen, Ole Henriksen, Mogens Glad and Philippe Kahn. Its main business was the development and sale of software development and software deployment product ...

, 1987

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 The Ameri-Cana Eureka is a Canadian designed and built low-wing, single seat, conventional landing gear-equipped ultralight aircraft that was produced as a kit by Ameri-Cana Ultralights of Irricana, Alberta between 1997 and 2003.Cliche, And ...

, a Canadian ultralight aircraft

Other uses

Eureka Diamond The Eureka Diamond was the first diamond discovered in South Africa. It originally weighed , and was later cut to a cushion-shaped brilliant, which is currently on display at the Mine Museum in Kimberley. The discovery of diamonds in South Afric ...

, the first diamond found in South Africa *

Eureka Prizes The Eureka Prizes are awarded annually by the Australian Museum, Sydney, to recognise individuals and organizations who have contributed to science and the understanding of science in Australia. They were founded in 1990 following a suggestion b ...

, annual Australian science prizes presented by the Australian Museum, Sydney, Australia * Eureka Shipyard, a shipyard of the early 20th century in New York State *

Eureka Tower Eureka Tower is a skyscraper located in the Southbank precinct of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Construction began in August 2002 and the exterior was completed on 1 June 2006. The plaza was finished in June 2006 and the building was offici ...

, a 2006 91-storey residential building in Melbourne, Australia * Disney's Eureka! A California Parade, a former parade in Disney's California Adventure Park * Eureka! Program, a teen girls' achievement program run by

Girls, Inc. Girls Inc. (established in 1864) is a United States 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization which encourages girls to be "Strong, Smart, and Bold" through direct service and advocacy. The organization prioritizes equipping girls with the skills to na ...

Asociación Atlética Eureka Asociación Atlética Eureka, mostly known as Eureka was an Argentine football club located in Barracas, Buenos Aires, that played in the top division of Argentine football, Primera División for one season. It was one of the shortest lifetimes ...

, known as Eureka, a former football team in Argentina *

, American drag queen