Babcock
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People
- Alpheus BabcockAlpheus BabcockAlpheus Babcock was a piano and music instrument maker in Boston, Massachusetts and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during the early 19th century...
(1785–1842) American piano and musical instrument maker - Barbara BabcockBarbara BabcockBarbara Babcock is an American character actress. She is perhaps best known for her roles as Grace Gardner on Hill Street Blues for which she won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress—Drama Series in 1981 and her role as Dorothy Jennings on Dr...
(b. 1937) American actress - Christine BabcockChristine BabcockChristine Babcock is a two-time all-American collegiate athlete in the United States.Babcock was born in Laguna Hills, California. She is a sophomore and currently attends the University of Washington at Seattle, but is best known for being one of only a few high school athletes to compete in the...
United States runner - Courtney BabcockCourtney BabcockCourtney Babcock is a Canadian runner, who is a two-time national champion in the women's 5.000 metres.Born and raised in Chatham, Ontario Babcock now trains in the United States. Her father was a hockey player who was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens . In high school she was more interested in...
(b. 1972) Canadian runner - Edward V. BabcockEdward V. BabcockEdward V. Babcock was a lumber industrialist who served as Mayor of Pittsburgh from 1918 to 1922.-Early life:Edward Vose Babcock entered the lumber business from an early age...
(1864–1948) former mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - E. B. BabcockE. B. BabcockErnest Brown Babcock was an United States plant geneticist. His pioneering work on the genetics of the genus Crepis and his more than 100 published articles explaining plant evolution primarily in terms of genetics mark him as a pioneer in the application of genetics research.- References :*...
(Ernest Brown Babcock, 1877–1954) American plant geneticist - George Herman BabcockGeorge Herman BabcockGeorge Herman Babcock was an American inventor. He and Stephen Wilcox co-invented a safer water tube steam boiler, and founded the Babcock & Wilcox boiler company....
(1832–1893) American inventor - Harold D. BabcockHarold D. BabcockHarold Delos Babcock was an American astronomer, and the father of Horace W. Babcock, of English and German ancestry. Educated at the University of California, Berkeley, he worked at the Mount Wilson Observatory from 1907 until 1948. He specialized in solar spectroscopy and mapped the distribution...
(1882–1968) American astronomer - Horace W. BabcockHorace W. BabcockHorace Welcome Babcock was an American astronomer. He was the son of Harold D. Babcock.He invented and built a number of astronomical instruments, and in 1953 was the first to propose the idea of adaptive optics. He specialized in spectroscopy and the study of magnetic fields of stars...
(1912–2003) American astronomer - Ira L. Babcock (1808-1888) American pioneer and judge
- John BabcockJohn BabcockJohn Henry Foster "Jack" Babcock was, at age 109, the last known surviving veteran of the Canadian military to have served in the First World War and, after the death of Harry Patch, was the conflict's oldest surviving veteran...
(1900-2010) Last surviving Canadian WWI veteran - Joseph Park BabcockJoseph Park BabcockJoseph Park Babcock , American popularizer of Mahjong, was born in Lafayette, Indiana. After graduating from Purdue University with a degree in Civil Engineering, he worked for the Standard Oil Company. In 1912 he was sent to Soochow, China, as a representative of Standard Oil. There he and his...
(1893-1949) American Mahjong promoter - Mike BabcockMike BabcockMichael "Mike" Babcock, Jr. is a Canadian professional ice hockey head coach of the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League and former player. He serves as head coach of the Red Wings. He also served as the head coach of Team Canada in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver...
(b. 1963) Canadian hockey head coach and former player - Orville E. BabcockOrville E. BabcockOrville Elias Babcock was an American Civil War General in the Union Army. Immediately upon graduating third in his class as United States Military Academy in 1861, Babcock would go onto serve efficiently in the Corps of Engineers throughout the Civil War and was promoted to Brevet Brigadier...
(1835–1884) American Civil War General - Rob BabcockRob BabcockRob Babcock is an assistant general manager with the Minnesota Timberwolves of the NBA. He is most notably remembered as the former general manager of the Toronto Raptors. Brothers Pete and Dave are also employed by the NBA....
, former general manager of the Toronto Raptors NBA basketball team - Roscoe Lloyd BabcockRoscoe Lloyd BabcockRoscoe Lloyd Babcock was an American painter. Babcock was born in Thayer, Kansas and was based in California....
, (1897-1981) California artist - Stephen Moulton BabcockStephen Moulton BabcockStephen Moulton Babcock was a U.S. agricultural chemist. He is best known for his Babcock test in determining dairy butterfat in milk processing, in cheese processing, and in the "single-grain experiment" that would lead to the development of nutrition as a science.-Early life and career:Born on a...
(1843–1931) American agricultural chemist - Tim M. BabcockTim M. BabcockTim Milford Babcock was the 16th Governor of the U.S. state of Montana. He was born in Littlefork, Minnesota.Babcock served in the Montana legislature prior to being elected lieutenant governor in 1960. He became governor in 1962 upon the death of Governor Donald Nutter. Babcock served until 1969,...
(b. 1919) former governor of Montana - Wendy BabcockWendy BabcockWendy Babcock was a Canadian activist for the rights of sex workers. Born in the city of Toronto, Babcock became a sex worker at the age of 15...
(1979–2011) Canadian activist for the rights of sex workers
Geographic places
- Babcock (crater)Babcock (crater)Babcock is a lunar crater that is located on the far side of the Moon. It lies on the northeastern edge of Mare Smythii, to the southeast of Mare Marginis. To the south of Babcock is the crater Purkynĕ, and to the east-northeast lies Erro...
, a lunar crater - Babcock LakesBabcock LakesThe Babcock Lakes were a series of water ponds near the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., before the area became the National Mall. The lakes played a key role in introducing carp into the United States...
, former ponds in Washington, D.C. - Babcock, Michigan, an unincorporated town
- Babcock State ParkBabcock State ParkBabcock State Park is a state park located along the New River Gorge on wooded in Fayette County, West Virginia. Located near the park headquarters, the Glade Creek Grist Mill is among the most photographed tourist sites in the state of West Virginia. It was named in honor of Edward V...
, a West Virginia state park - Babcock, WisconsinBabcock, WisconsinBabcock is an unincorporated census-designated place located in Wood County, Wisconsin, United States. Babcock is southwest of Wisconsin Rapids, in the town of Remington. Babcock has a post office with ZIP code 54413.. As of the 2010 census, its population is 126...
, an unincorporated community
Science
- Babcock ModelBabcock ModelThe Babcock Model describes a mechanism which can explain magnetic and sunspot patterns observed on the Sun.A modern understanding of sunspots starts with George Ellery Hale, in which magnetic fields and sunspots are linked. Hale suggested that the sunspot cycle period is 22 years, covering two...
, a mechanism to describe sunspot patterns - Babcock testBabcock testThe Babcock test is the first inexpensive and practical test factories could use to determine the fat content of milk.-Motivation:Until the 1890s, dishonest farmers could water down their milk or remove some cream before selling it to the factories because milk was paid for by volume...
, which determines the fat content of milk
History and law
- Babcock Amendment, U.S. state of Minnesota constitutional amendment
- Babcock-Shattuck HouseBabcock-Shattuck HouseThe Babcock-Shattuck House, also known as Jewish War Veterans Post, is a prominent home at the corner of East Genesee and Westcott Streets in Syracuse, New York. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004....
, a prominent home on East Genesee Street in Syracuse, New York
Corporations
- Babcock and BrownBabcock and BrownBabcock & Brown was a global investment and advisory firm based in Sydney, Australia that went into liquidation in 2009. It was best known in financial markets for structured finance deals. The company had at its peak 28 offices and over 1,500 employees worldwide. Although headquartered in Sydney,...
, an Australian investment bank - Babcock & Wilcox, an American company producing energy production and pollution control equipment
- Babcock International GroupBabcock International GroupBabcock International Group plc is a British-based support services company specialising in managing complex assets and infrastructure in safety-critical and mission-critical environments. Although the company has civil contracts, its main business is with public bodies, particularly the UK...
, a British engineering and services company - Babcock Electric Carriage CompanyBabcock Electric Carriage CompanyThe Babcock Electric Carriage Company was an early 20th century United States automobile company, making electric vehicles under the Babcock brand from 1906 through 1912....
, early 20th century US automobile maker - Deutsche BabcockDeutsche BabcockDeutsche Babcock AG was a German manufacturing company based in Oberhausen in the Ruhr District, the center of the German economy. The company was established in 1898 as a German subsidiary of the British boilermaking company Babcock and Wilcox, Limited...
, a German engineering and manufacturing company - Babcock Borsig ServiceBabcock Borsig ServiceBabcock Borsig Service GmbH is the parent company of Babcock Borsig Service Group. BBS GmbH is an international service provider in the energy-producing industry, with around 2,800 employees....
, a German engineering and services company - Deutsche Babcock Middle EastDeutsche Babcock Middle EastDeutsche Babcock Middle East is an internationally active construction and engineering services company located in the United Arab Emirates; it is the Holding Company of Babcock Borsig Service in Middle East and part of the framework Bilfinger Berger Power Services.-Overview:Deutsche Babcock...
, a German engineering and services holding company in UAE - Debaj - Deutsche Babcock Al Jaber, a German engineering and services joint-venture company in Qatar
- Doosan BabcockDoosan BabcockDoosan Babcock, is part of Doosan Power Systems Ltd a UK-based subsidiary of Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction. DPS is a power sector utility boiler OEM and after market services company, offering specialist services and technologies to clients in the nuclear power generation, fossil-fired...
, a British energy services company
Schools
- Babcock UniversityBabcock UniversityBabcock University is a private Christian co-educational Nigerian university owned and operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Nigeria. The university is located equidistant between Ibadan and Lagos. Enrolment was about 6,000 as of 2009.-History:...
, Seventh-Day Adventist university in Nigeria - Babcock Graduate School of ManagementBabcock Graduate School of ManagementThe Babcock Graduate School of Management is one of the graduate schools of Wake Forest University. Established in 1969, it admitted its first classes of full-time and executive students in 1971 and presented its first graduating class in 1973. The Babcock School was established with a gift from...
, Wake Forest UniversityWake Forest UniversityWake Forest University is a private, coeducational university in the U.S. state of North Carolina, founded in 1834. The university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh, North Carolina, the state capital. The Reynolda Campus, the university's main campus, is...
's business school, located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Fictional characters
- Iris Babcock, Sergeant-Major from the Honorverse
- C. C. Babcock, on the sitcom The Nanny
- Billy Babcock, in Flush by Carl Hiaasen
Ships
- USS W. F. Babcock (ID-1239)USS W. F. Babcock (ID-1239)USS W. F. Babcock was a collier that served in the United States Navy from 1917-1919.W. F. Babcock was a wooden-hulled, schooner-rigged barge launched in 1882 at Bath, Maine by A. Sewall and Company. She was acquired by the U.S. Navy from the Luckenbach Steamship Company on 18 October 1917 for...
, a collier in commission in the United States Navy from 1917 to 1919