Mercury
In the field of technology, Mercury means:
- Mercury (programming language) , purely declarative logic programming language
- Mercury (software) , software test management company, part of Hewlett Packard
- Mercury Computer Systems , American computer manufacturer
- Mercury date , a geodetic earth model for astronomical purposes
- Mercury Interactive , Israeli software company, now acquired by HP
- Mercury Marine , American manufacturer of outboard motors
- Mercury MTS , mail server software
- Mercury program , first manned space program in the United States (1958–1963)
- Bristol Mercury , aircraft engine series from the Bristol Aircraft Company
- Mercury , former name of the cruise ship Mein Schiff 2 of TUI Cruises GmbH, Hamburg.
- Short p.20 Mercury see Short Mayo Composite
and especially in the automotive industry:
- Mercury (car brand) , former American brand of the Ford Motor Company (1939-2010)
- Mercury Cars Inc. , former American automobile manufacturer (1918–1920)
- Mercury Cars Limited , former British car manufacturer (1914-1923)
- Mercury Cyclecar Company , former American automobile manufacturer (1913-1914)
- Mercury Machine Company , former American automobile manufacturer (1903-1904)
- Mercury Motorsport & Engineering Company , former British automobile manufacturer (1993-1998)
- Morrow-Mercury Motor Car Company , former American automobile manufacturer (1912)
- Ivanhoe Motor Company former British automobile manufacturer (1905-1909) with the brand name Mercury (1905-1906)
Mercury also means:
- Mercury - the young magazine , youth magazine
- Mercury (brand of cigarettes)
- Mercury City Tower , skyscraper in Moscow
- Mercury NZ Limited, a state owned energy and utilities company in New Zealand
- Mercury Prize , annual British award for the best music album
- Mercury Records , American record company (from 1945)
- Mercury Theater , New York theater company founded by Orson Welles (1937)
- Phoenix Mercury , a WNBA basketball team
the surname of the following people:
- Daniela Mercury (* 1965), Brazilian singer
- Freddie Mercury (1946–1991), British musician, lead singer for the rock group Queen
- Joey Mercury (* 1979), American professional wrestler
Places :
- Mercury (Alabama) , location in Alabama, USA
- Mercury (Nevada) , a settlement northwest of Las Vegas in Nevada, USA
- Mercury (Savoie) , commune in France
- Mercury (Texas) , location in Texas, USA
- Mercury Bluff , cliff on Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
- Mercury Island , rocky island on the south Atlantic coast of Namibia
See also:
Wiktionary: mercury - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
