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Reed
Reed or Reeds may refer to: Science, technology, biology, and medicine * Reed bird (other) * Reed pen, writing implement in use since ancient times * Reed (plant), one of several tall, grass-like wetland plants of the order Poales * Reed reaction, in chemistry * Reed receiver, an outdated form of multi-channel signal decoding * Reed relay, one or more reed switches controlled by an electromagnet * Reed switch, an electrical switch operated by an applied magnetic field * Reed valve, restricts the flow of fluids to a single direction * Reed (weaving), a comb like tool for beating the weft when weaving * Reed's law, describes the utility of large networks, particularly social networks * Reed–Solomon error correction, a systematic way of building codes that can be used to detect and correct multiple random symbol errors * Reed–Sternberg cell, related to Hodgkin's disease Organizations * Reed (company), offering employment-related services (UK) * Reed and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reed Switch
The reed switch is an Electromechanics, electromechanical switch operated by an applied magnetic field. It was invented in 1922 by professor Valentin Kovalenkov at the Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University#Soviet era, Petrograd Electrotechnical University, and later evolved at Bell Labs, Bell Telephone Laboratories in 1936 by Walter B. Ellwood into the reed relay. In its simplest and most common form, it consists of a pair of Ferromagnetism, ferromagnetic flexible metal Electrical contacts, contacts in a hermetic seal, hermetically sealed glass envelope. The contacts are usually normally open, closing when a magnetic field is present, or they may be normally closed and open when a magnetic field is applied. The switch may be actuated by an electromagnetic coil, making a reed relay, or by bringing a permanent magnet near it. When the magnetic field is removed, the contacts in the reed switch return to their original position. The "reed" is the metal part inside t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reed Bird (other)
Reed bird may refer to: * Reed bunting * Pallas's reed bunting * Eurasian reed warbler {{disambiguation Animal common name disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reed, Portland, Oregon
The Reed neighborhood of Portland, Oregon is in the southeast section of the city, just north of the campus of Reed College Reed College is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Portland, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1908, Reed is a residential college with a campus in the Eastmoreland, Portland, Oregon, E .... The neighborhood is bounded on the west by railroad tracks, on the north by SE Holgate Ave., on the east by SE 39th Ave., and on the south by SE Reedway, SE Steele, and a line south of SE Insley and SE Harold Ct. Tucker Maxon School is located in the Reed Neighborhood, and the Reed Neighborhood Association sometimes uses the school to hold meetings. It was the site of Lambert Gardens, replaced by housing in 1968. References External links * * Reed Street Tree Inventory Report Neighborhoods in Portland, Oregon {{MultnomahCountyOR-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reed Publishing
Reed Publishing (NZ) Ltd (formerly A. H. Reed Ltd and A. H. and A. W. Reed Ltd) was one of the leading publishers in New Zealand. It was founded by Alfred Hamish Reed and his wife Isabel in 1907. Reed's nephew Alexander Wyclif Reed joined the firm in 1925. It was a New Zealand literature specialist and general titles publisher, releasing over 100 titles a year including a number of significant New Zealand authors such as Barry Crump, Janet Frame and Witi Ihimaera. History The Reed firm was founded in Dunedin, New Zealand, in 1907 by Alfred Hamish Reed and his wife Isabel as a mail-order Sunday school supply business that became called Sunday School Supply Stores. In 1925, Reed's nephew Alexander Wyclif (Clif) Reed joined the firm. In 1932, Clif opened a branch in Wellington. Also in 1932 the firm expanded into publishing, an activity that grew quickly, taking advantage of the shortage of imported books during World War II. In 1934 the firm, called A. H. Reed, adopted the im ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reed Plantation, Maine
Reed Plantation is a plantation in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population was 129 at the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the plantation has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.38%, is water. Demographics At the 2000 census there were 207 people, 74 households, and 58 families living in the plantation. The population density was . There were 108 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the plantation was 96.14% White, 1.93% Asian, and 1.93% from two or more races. Of the 74 households 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.5% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.3% were non-families. 16.2% of households were one person and 6.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.03. The age distribution was 25.6% under the age of 18, 3.4% from 18 to 24, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reed Middle School (other)
Reed Middle School can refer to several United States middle schools, including: * Walter Reed Middle School in the Studio City area of Los Angeles, California * Reed Middle School in Springfield, Missouri * Reed Middle School in Hubbard, Ohio Hubbard is a city in southeastern Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. It is formed from part of Hubbard Township, which was formed from the Connecticut Western Reserve. The population was 7,636 at the 2020 census. It is a suburb in the You ... * Reed Middle School in Duncanville, Texas {{schooldis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reed House (other)
Reed House may refer to: ;in the United States ''(by state then city)'' * William Reed House, Birmingham, Alabama, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in Birmingham * Will Reed Farm House, Alleene, Arkansas * Reed House (Leipsic, Delaware) * Jehu Reed House, Little Heaven, Delaware * Mrs. Kersey Coates Reed House, Lake Forest, Illinois * Reed-Dossey House, Brownsville, Kentucky * Frederick Reed House, Falmouth, Kentucky, NRHP-listed in Pendleton County * Newdigate-Reed House, Maysville, Kentucky * Reed Farmstead Log Dependencies, Husser, Louisiana, NRHP-listed in Tangipahoa Parish * G. W. Reed Travellers Home, Benton, Maine * Philo Reed House, Fort Fairfield, Maine * Thomas Brackett Reed House, Portland, Maine * Robert Reed House, Woolrich, Maine * Col. Isaac G. Reed House, Waldoboro, Maine * Reed's Creek Farm, Centreville, Maryland * Fowle-Reed-Wyman House, Arlington, Massachusetts * Reed-Wood Place, Littleton, Massachusetts * Reed and Barton Complex, Taunto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reed High School (other)
Reed High School may refer to: * Edward C. Reed High School, a school in Sparks, Nevada * Sarah T. Reed High School, a school in New Orleans, Louisiana See also * Reed-Custer High School, in Braidwood, Illinois {{schooldis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reeds Jewelers
Reeds Jewelers is a U.S. retail jewelry company founded in 1946 by Bill and Roberta Zimmer in Wilmington, North Carolina Wilmington is a port city in New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. With a population of 115,451 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of municipalities in North Carolina, eighth-most populous city in the st .... Reeds Jewelers sells diamonds and precious gems, fine jewelry, brand-name watches, Pandora charms, Swarovski crystal, and jewelry accessories in its chain of retail stores primarily located in shopping malls and its online store Reeds.com. In May 2008, " National Jeweler" magazine listed Reeds Jewelers as the ninth largest North American Retail Jewelry chain."State of the Majors", National Jeweler, May 16, 2008, pp 9 and 44. History The company started in 1946 when Bill Zimmer and his wife, Roberta, bought a small downtown jewelry store in Wilmington, North Carolina and changed the name to Reeds Jewelers. Late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reed Family
The Reed family is an American business family that focuses on owning land. The family currently controls Simpson Investment Company, established 1890, and its spin-off Green Diamond Resource. The family owns 1.37 million acres across California, Washington and Oregon, and is the fifth-largest private landowner in the United States. History The Reed family was established by patriarch Mark Edward Reed (1866–1933). In 1897, Reed, a failed logger was hired by Sol Simpson to manage the Simpson Logging Company, Simpson's family-owned store, in the town of Shelton, Washington. Reed married Simpson's daughter, Irene, in 1901. After Simpson died in 1906, Reed assumed control of Simpson Logging. At that time the company employed approximately 300 people working out of five separate camps. By 1914, Reed had full control and transformed the company into a forest-products corporation. In 1925, the company opened its first sawmill, the Reed Mill, and entered the hemlock lumber manufact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reed Exhibitions
RELX plc (pronounced "Rel-ex") is a British multinational information and analytics company headquartered in London, England. Its businesses provide scientific, technical and medical information and analytics; legal information and analytics; decision-making tools; and organise exhibitions. It operates in 40 countries and serves customers in over 180 nations. It was previously known as Reed Elsevier, and came into being in 1993 as a result of the merger of Reed International, a British trade book and magazine publisher, and Elsevier, a Netherlands-based scientific publisher. The company is publicly listed, with shares traded on the London Stock Exchange, Amsterdam Stock Exchange and New York Stock Exchange (ticker symbols: London: REL, Amsterdam: REN, New York: RELX). The company is one of the constituents of the FTSE 100 Index, AEX Index, Financial Times Global 500 and Euronext 100 Index. History The company, which was previously known as Reed Elsevier, came into being in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
