Northrop may refer to:
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Northrop Corporation
Northrop Corporation was an American aircraft manufacturer from its formation in 1939 until its 1994 merger with Grumman to form Northrop Grumman. The company is known for its development of the flying wing design, most successfully the B-2 Sp ...
, an American aircraft manufacturer formed in 1939
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Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman Corporation is an American multinational aerospace and defense technology company. With 90,000 employees and an annual revenue in excess of $30 billion, it is one of the world's largest weapons manufacturers and military techn ...
, an American aircraft manufacturer formed in 1994 as a merger of the above company with Grumman
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Northrop Loom
The Northrop Loom was a fully automatic power loom marketed by George Draper and Sons, Hopedale, Massachusetts beginning in 1895. It was named after James Henry Northrop who invented the shuttle-charging mechanism.
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James Henry N ...
, an American designed weaving loom
Places
United States
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Northrop, Minnesota
Northrop is a city in Martin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 227 at the 2010 census.
History
Northrop was platted in 1899. It was named for Cyrus Northrop, president of the University of Minnesota. A post office was establ ...
, a town
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Northrop, Minneapolis
Northrop is a neighborhood in the Nokomis community in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Its boundaries are 42nd Street to the north, Cedar Avenue to the east, Minnehaha Parkway to the south, and Chicago Avenue to the west. It shares a neigh ...
, Minnesota, a neighborhood
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Northrop Auditorium
Cyrus Northrop Memorial Auditorium (commonly known as Northrop Auditorium or simply Northrop) is a performing arts venue at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is named in honor of Cyrus Northrop, the university's second presi ...
, on the Minneapolis campus of the University of Minnesota
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Northrop Field
Northrop Field was the on-campus stadium of the Minnesota Golden Gophers football team from 1899 to 1923. The original field had seating of around 3,000 and was named for University President Cyrus Northrop. After the 1902 season, the playing f ...
, a former stadium for the University of Minnesota
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Northrop High School
Northrop High School is a Fort Wayne Community Schools high school located in the northern suburbs of Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana. Northrop is classified as 5A by the IHSAA. Northrop High School has had a sister school, the Goethe Gymnasium ...
, Fort Wayne, Indiana
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Northrop University Northrop may refer to:
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* Northrop Corporation, an American aircraft manufacturer formed in 1939
* Northrop Grumman, an American aircraft manufacturer formed in 1994 as a merger of the above company with Grumman
* Northrop Loom, an Americ ...
, a former aviation institute
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Mount Northrop Mount Northrop is a peak in the Sawtooth Mountains of northeastern Minnesota. Its elevation is above sea level, or about above Kekekabic Lake. It was named for Cyrus Northrop, who was the president of the University of Minnesota
The Unive ...
, Minnesota
People
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Northrop (surname) Northrop is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
* Ann Northrop (born 1948), American journalist and activist
* Creig Northrop, American real estate agent and broker
* Cyrus Northrop (1834–1922), American university president
* Edwar ...
, including a list of people with the name
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Northrop Frye
Herman Northrop Frye (July 14, 1912 – January 23, 1991) was a Canadian literary critic and literary theorist, considered one of the most influential of the 20th century.
Frye gained international fame with his first book, '' Fearful Symm ...
(1912–1991), Canadian literary theorist
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Suzane Northrop (born 1948), American self-proclaimed psychic medium
See also
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Northrup (disambiguation)
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