Atlas (disambiguation)
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Atlas, in modern usage, most commonly refers to a collection of maps, traditionally bound into book form.
Atlas may also refer to:
[edit] Greek mythology
- Atlas (mythology), a Titan who bore the spheres of the heavens; inspiring the widely used image of a man carrying a great sphere on his back or shoulders
- Atlas (King), the mythical King of Mauretania, who was a renowned scholar, astronomer, and geographer; "atlas" became a name for a collection of maps in his honor.
- Atlas, the first king of Atlantis.
[edit] Science
In astronomy:
- Atlas (moon), a moon of Saturn
- Atlas (crater), a prominent impact crater on the Moon
- Atlas (star), a triple star system in the Pleiades cluster
In biology:
- Atlas (anatomy), the topmost cervical vertebra of the human spine
- Atlas Beetle, a rhinoceros beetle (Dynastinae) in the genus Chalcosoma
- Attacus atlas (or Atlas moth), a large saturniid moth
- Atlas Flycatcher, a bird in the an Old World Flycatcher family
- Atlas Bear, a species of bear native to Africa, now extinct
- Testudo atlas (or Atlas turtle), an extinct species of cryptodire turtle from the Pleistocene period
- Atlas Cedar, a variety of the Lebanon Cedar tree
In physics:
- ATLAS experiment, a particle detector for the LHC at CERN
- Argonne Tandem Linear Accelerator System, a particle accelerator at the Argonne National Laboratory
In mathematics:
- Atlas (topology), a collection of local coordinate charts in mathematics
[edit] Computing
- Atlas Computer (Manchester) (1962 - 1971), an early computer built at the University of Manchester
- Titan (computer) (also known as the Atlas 2), its successor
- Atlas Autocode, a programming language developed for the Atlas Computer
- UNIVAC 1101, also known as the Atlas
- UNIVAC 1103, also known as the Atlas II
- ATLAS Transformation Language, an OMG standard for performing model transformations
- ASP.NET AJAX (formerly codenamed "Atlas"), a set of ASP.NET extensions providing Ajax functionality
- Atlas Terrain Engine, developed by Garage Games for use in their Torque Shader Engine
- Automatically Tuned Linear Algebra Software more commonly known as ATLAS, an optimized BLAS implementation
- Atlas.ti, a qualitative analysis software
[edit] Geography
- Atlas Mountains, a mountain range in northwest Africa
- Atlas (Neighborhood), a recently coined neighborhood located along H Street in Northeast Washington, DC.
[edit] Entertainment
- Atlas Games (company), a publisher of role-playing and card games
- ATLAS (StarCraft), a fictional artificial intelligence in the StarCraft universe
- Atlas (album), an album by Mexican electro-pop band Kinky
- Advanced Technology Leisure Application Simulator, a large hydraulic motion simulator for the theme park industry
- Atlas, a fictional robot and rival of Astro Boy in the anime Astro Boy (1980s) and Astro Boy (2003)
- Atlas, a boss in the Dragon Warrior II videogame
- Atlas (band), a rock band from Christchurch, New Zealand.
[edit] Literature
- Atlas Shrugged, a novel by Ayn Rand
- Atlas, a book of photography by German artist Gerhard Richter
- The Atlas, a book by American author William T. Vollmann
[edit] Comics
- Atlas Comics (1950s), the company that evolved into Marvel Comics
- Atlas (comics), a fictional character from Marvel Comics, best known as a member of the Thunderbolts
- Atlas (comic series), a comic book series by Dylan Horrocks
- Atlas/Seaboard Comics, a line of comics published by Seaboard Periodicals
- Agents of Atlas, a Marvel Comics mini-series by Jeff Parker
- Atlas, a fictional character from DC Comics who appeared in the first issue of First Issue Special
[edit] Companies
- Atlas Aircraft Corporation, South African military aircraft manufacturer
- Atlas Telecom, a worldwide communications company
- Atlas Elektronik GmbH, a naval/marine electronics and systems business based in Bremen, Germany
- Atlas Van Lines, a moving van company
- Atlas Air, a cargo airline based in Purchase, New York
- Atlas Blue, a low-cost airline based in Marrakech, Morocco
- Atlas Copco, a Swedish rock drill manufacturer
- Polar Atlas historic Swedish diesel maker, later part of Atlas Copco
- Atlas-Imperial, a historic American diesel engine builder
- Atlas Model Railroad, maker of scale railroad models
- Atlas Car and Manufacturing Company, a manufacturer of small railroad locomotives
- Atlas Venture, an international early-stage venture capital firm
- Atlas Engine Works, an Indianapolis diesel engine maker
- Atlas Eléctrica a Costa Rican manufacturer of stoves and refrigerators for the Latin American market
[edit] People
- Meir Atlas (1848–1926), Rabbi of Shavel in Lithuania and one of the founders of the Telz Yeshiva
- Charles Atlas (1892–1972), a famous bodybuilder
- Tony Atlas (born 1944), a professional wrestler, bodybuilder, and powerlifter
- Teddy Atlas (born 1956), a well-known boxing trainer and fight commentator
- Natacha Atlas (born 1964), a Belgian female singer
- James Atlas, founding editor of the Lipper/Viking Penguin Lives Series
- Atllas, a rapper from Phoenix, Arizona
[edit] Military
- Atlas Cheetah, a fighter aircraft of the South African Air Force
- Atlas Oryx, a medium-sized utility helicopter manufactured by the Atlas Aircraft Corporation of South Africa
- Abbreviated Test Language for Avionics Systems, a programming language used for automated test equipment
- ATLAS (simulation), a system used to conduct military Command Post Exercises (CPX) within the Royal Thai Army
- Armstrong Whitworth Atlas, an Army Air Cooperation aeroplane of the 1920s
[edit] Other
- Atlas (missile), a venerable line of space launch vehicles
- Atlas (architecture), a support or column sculpted in the form of a man
- Farnese Atlas, a 2nd-century Roman marble copy of a Hellenistic sculpture of the titan Atlas
- Atlas languages, a subgroup of the Northern Berber languages spoken in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco
- Atlas Township, Michigan, a civil township of Genesee County in Michigan, United States
- Atlas Uranium Mill, a decommissioned uranium mill near Moab, Utah
- GM Atlas engine, a family of modern inline piston engines for trucks from General Motors
- CF Atlas, a Mexican professional football club
- Radio Atlas, a radio station in Montenegro
- Atlas Vampire, the nickname of an unknown assailant who committed the unsolved "Vampire Murder" in Stockholm, Sweden in 1932
- Atlas Economic Research Foundation, an incubator for free market think tanks
- Nissan Atlas, a Japanese light truck
- Atlas (1863 - 1885), one of the eight South Devon Railway Dido class steam locomotives
- The Atlas (building), a tower in Midtown New York City