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Businesses and organizations

Magnum Research Magnum Research Inc. (MRI) was an American privately held corporation based in Fridley, Minnesota which manufactured and distributed firearms. The majority owners, Jim Skildum (President and CEO) and John Risdall (Chairman, COO), had been with t ...

, a firearms maker *

Magnum Semiconductor Magnum Semiconductor Inc. was a video compression technology company headquartered in Milpitas, California, and with an engineering branch at Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. It traded under the Magnum Semiconductor name between its foundation in 2003 ...

, a spin-off of Cirrus Logic *

Magnum Photos Magnum Photos is an international photographic cooperative owned by its photographer-members, with offices in New York City, Paris, London and Tokyo. It was founded in 1947 in Paris by photographers Robert Capa, David Seymour (photographer), Davi ...

, a photojournalist cooperative * Magnum Corporation, a Malaysian gaming company

Art and entertainment

Music

* Jeff Magnum, former bassist of

the Dead Boys The Dead Boys are an American punk rock band from Cleveland, Ohio, United States. The band was among the first wave of punk, and regarded by many as one of the rowdiest and most violent groups of the era. They were formed by vocalist Stiv B ...

Magnum (band) Magnum are an English hard rock band. They were formed in Birmingham by Tony Clarkin (guitar, songwriter) and Bob Catley (vocals) in order to appear as the resident band at the Rum Runner nightclub in the city. Magnum have undergone several cha ...

, English rock band * Magnum (musician) (born 1973), stage name of Sami Wolking * ''Magnum Force'' (album), the second album from hip hop duo Heltah Skeltah

Other uses in arts and entertainment

* Magnum, a fictional characters and commander of the

Autobot The Autobots are the main protagonists in the fictional Continuity (fiction), continuities of the Transformers (fiction), Transformers multimedia franchise, and are depicted in a collection of various toys, cartoons, films, graphic novels, and p ...

s * Magnum, a member of the Elementals in Marvel Comics *''

Magnum, P.I. ''Magnum, P.I.'' is an American crime drama television series starring Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum, a private investigator (P.I.) living on Oahu, Hawaii. The series ran from December 11, 1980 to May 8, 1988 during its first-run broadcast on ...

'', a 1980s American crime drama television series **

Thomas Magnum Thomas Sullivan Magnum IV is a fictional character on the American television series '' Magnum, P.I.''. As the title suggests, the character Magnum is a private investigator. In the original series, Magnum was portrayed by Tom Selleck. Jay Hern ...

, the lead character ** ''Magnum P.I.'' (2018 TV series), its reboot * ''

Magnum Force ''Magnum Force'' is a 1973 American neo-noir vigilante action thriller film and the second to feature Clint Eastwood as maverick cop Harry Callahan after the 1971 film ''Dirty Harry''. Ted Post, who had previously worked with Eastwood on '' Ra ...

'' The 2nd of five Dirty Harry movies, starring Clint Eastwood as San Francisco policeman, Harry Callahan. The title refers to Harry's use of a .44 Magnum gun. *

Magnum T. A. Terry Wayne Allen (born June 11, 1959) is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Magnum T. A. Allen won the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship twice and was being groomed for a potential run with the N ...

(born 1959), ring name of professional wrestler Terry Wayne Allen *

Magnum XL-200 Magnum XL-200, colloquially known as simply Magnum, is a steel roller coaster built by Arrow Dynamics at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. When it opened in 1989, it was the tallest, fastest, and steepest complete-circuit roller coaster in the wo ...

, a roller coaster at Cedar Point *

Moses Magnum M-11 Originally known as the Human Robot, the character was given the name "M-11" in the 2006 to 2007 ''Agents of Atlas'' miniseries as an allusion to its first appearance in '' Menace'' #11 from Marvel Comics' 1950s predecessor, Atlas Comics ...

, a Marvel Comics villain

In science and technology

Vehicles

* Chevrolet Optra Magnum, a car *

Chrysler LA engine The LA engines are a family of pushrod OHV small block 90° V-configured gasoline engines built by Chrysler Corporation. It was factory-installed in passenger vehicles, trucks and vans, commercial vehicles, marine and industrial applications from ...

, line *

Dodge Magnum The Dodge Magnum is a nameplate used by several Dodge vehicles, at different times and on various markets. The name was first applied to a large Chrysler B platform-based 2-door coupe marketed from 1978 to 1979 sold in the United States and Cana ...

, a car *

Dynamic Sport Magnum The Dynamic Sport Magnum is a Polish single-place, paraglider that was designed by Wojtek Pierzyński and produced by Dynamic Sport of Kielce. It is now out of production.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviat ...

, a Polish paraglider design *

Mitsubishi Magnum The is a group of autonomous Japanese multinational companies in a variety of industries. Founded by Yatarō Iwasaki in 1870, the Mitsubishi Group historically descended from the Mitsubishi zaibatsu, a unified company which existed from 1870 ...

, a pickup truck * MV ''Magnum'', a 1979 Cambodian cargo ship *

O'Neill Magnum The O'Neill Model J Magnum, also called the Magnum Jake and the Magnum Pickup, is a homebuilt aircraft design for bush flying operations similar to the de Havilland Beaver. Design and development O'Neill intended to modify the Aristocraft II si ...

, also known as Magnum Jake and Magnum Pickup, an airplane *

Rayton-Fissore Magnum The Rayton-Fissore Magnum is an Italian-designed and built luxury off-roader, in small scale production between 1985 and 1998. The American V8-powered versions were marketed as Laforza and were built from 1989 until 2003. The Magnum began life ...

, an Italian luxury off-roader *

TES 28 Magnam The TES 28 Magnam (English: ''Magnum'') is a Polish sailboat, that was designed by Tomasz Siwik and was first built in 2010. Production The boat is built by Stocznia TES - Yacht (English: ''TES Yacht Shipyard'') in Poland and remained in pro ...

, a Polish sailboat design *

Renault Magnum The Renault Magnum is a heavy-duty truck that was produced by the French Manufacturer Renault Trucks, Renault Véhicules Industriels and later Renault Trucks (also part of Renault, now Volvo) from 1990 to 2013. The Magnum was available in Semi- ...

, a truck *

Vauxhall Magnum The Vauxhall Magnum is a car which was manufactured by Vauxhall from 1973 to 1978. First seen at the London Motor Show in October 1973, the Magnum was an HC Viva with a larger engine, more luxurious interior, higher trim level and four rather ...

, a car *

Yakovlev Yak-30 (1960) The Yakovlev Yak-30 (NATO reporting name Magnum), originally designated Yakovlev 104, was Yakovlev's entry in a competition for the first military jet trainer aircraft designed for Warsaw Pact nations. Designed to succeed the Yak-17UTI, it also ...

, a Soviet military trainer aircraft

Other uses in science and technology

* Os magnum or capitate bone, the largest of the carpal bones in the human hand *

Magnum (rocket) The Magnum was a large Super heavy-lift launch vehicle, super-heavy-lift rocket designed by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center during the mid-1990s. The Magnum, which never made it past the preliminary design phase, would have been a launcher s ...

, a rocket designed by NASA during the 1990s *

Magnum (satellite) Magnum was a class of SIGINT spy satellites reportedly operated by the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) for the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The program remains classified, and the information that exists is speculative. ...

, a class of U.S. reconnaissance satellite *

Foramen magnum The foramen magnum ( la, great hole) is a large, oval-shaped opening in the occipital bone of the skull. It is one of the several oval or circular openings (foramina) in the base of the skull. The spinal cord, an extension of the medulla oblon ...

, a large opening in the occipital bone of the cranium *

Magnum cartridge A magnum cartridge is a firearm cartridge with a larger case size than, or derived from, a similar cartridge of the same projectile (bullet) caliber and case shoulder shape. The term derives from the .357 Magnum, the original cartridge with this d ...

, a type of firearms cartridge *

MIPS Magnum The MIPS Magnum was a line of computer workstations designed by MIPS Computer Systems, Inc. and based on the MIPS series of RISC microprocessors. The first Magnum was released in March, 1990, and production of various models continued until 1993 w ...

, a type of computer workstation * Multicolor Active Galactic Nuclei Monitoring, a telescope in Hawaii

Other products

* Magnum (condom), a brand of condom manufactured by Trojan *

Magnum (ice cream) Magnum is a Belgian brand of ice cream and the company's namesake, originally developed and produced by Frisko in Aarhus, Denmark, a part of the Anglo-Dutch company Unilever. It is sold as part of the Heartbrand line of products, which is owned ...

, a brand of ice cream owned by Unilever *

Magnum (unit) A wine bottle is a bottle, generally a glass bottle, that is used for holding wine. Some wines are fermented in the bottle while others are bottled only after fermentation. Recently the bottle has become a standard unit of volume to describe sal ...

, a 1.5-litre bottle for wine and champagne * Magnum, a 1.5-litre size of wine bottle * Magnum hops, used in the brewing of beer *

Sharpie (marker) Sharpie is a brand of writing implements (mainly permanent markers) manufactured by Newell Brands, a public company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Originally designating a single permanent marker, the Sharpie brand has been widely expanded ...

Magnum, a large permanent marker * Magnum engine, a line of Chrysler internal combustion engines * Magnum, a series of pistol ammunition types

People

H Magnum Guy-Hervé Imboua, better known by his stage name H Magnum, is a French rapper of Ivorian origin signed to the LoudSchool Production record label. Guy-Hervé Imboua was born in Yopougon, Ivory Coast, and immigrated at the age of 9 years old to Fr ...

, French rapper originating from the Ivory Coast *

Dave Magnum Dave Magnum (born December 25, 1962) is a former political candidate in Wisconsin. He was born in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Originally born with the last name Weiss, he was given the name Magnum a ...

(born 1962), former political candidate in Wisconsin *

Magnum Membrere Benedicto "Magnum" L. Membrere III (born July 20, 1982 in Pangasinan) is a Filipino former professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who is former team manager for TNT Tropang Giga. He was drafted nineteenth overall ...

(born 1982), Filipino basketball player *

Magnum (footballer) Magnum Rafael Farias Tavares or simply Magnum (born March 24, 1982 in Belém) is a Brazilian professional footballer, who plays as left-sided attacking midfielder. Magnum previously played for Paysandu, Vitória Santos, Japanese side Kawa ...

(born 1982), Magnum Rafael Farias Tavares, Brazilian football attacking midfielder *

Magnum Rolle ''Magnum'' is a Latin word meaning "great". Magnum may also refer to: Businesses and organizations * Magnum Research, a firearms maker * Magnum Semiconductor, a spin-off of Cirrus Logic * Magnum Photos, a photojournalist cooperative * Magnum C ...

(born 1986), Bahamian basketball player * Magnum Tokyo (born 1973), Japanese professional wrestler *

Willie Person Magnum Willie Person Mangum (; May 10, 1792September 7, 1861) was a U.S. Senator from the state of North Carolina between 1831 and 1836 and between 1840 and 1853. He was one of the founders and leading members of the Whig party, and was a candidate for ...

(1792-1861), American politician *

Zhang Weili Zhang Weili (; born August 13, 1989) is a Chinese mixed martial artist. She is the former Kunlun Fight (KLF) strawweight champion and competes in the strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she is the current ...

, nickname Magnum, Chinese mixed martial artist

Other uses

* Magnum, NATO code for an AGM-88 or

anti-radiation missile An anti-radiation missile (ARM) is a missile designed to detect and home in on an enemy radio emission source. Typically, these are designed for use against an enemy radar, although jammers and even radios used for communications can also be ...

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Magnum opus A masterpiece, ''magnum opus'' (), or ''chef-d’œuvre'' (; ; ) in modern use is a creation that has been given much critical praise, especially one that is considered the greatest work of a person's career or a work of outstanding creativity, ...

", a work or art considered the greatest work of a person's career or a work of outstanding skill *

Magnum opus (alchemy) The Great Work (Latin: ''Magnum opus'') is an alchemical term for the process of working with the prima materia to create the philosopher's stone. It has been used to describe personal and spiritual transmutation in the Hermetic tradition, at ...

, the creation of the philosopher's stone