Varian
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- Varian FryVarian FryVarian Mackey Fry was an American journalist. Fry ran a rescue network in Vichy France that helped approximately 2,000 to 4,000 anti-Nazi and Jewish refugees to escape Nazi Germany and the Holocaust.-Early life:...
(1907-1967), American journalist who helped thousands escape from Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II - Varian LonameiVarian LonameiVarian Lonamei is a member of the National Parliament of the Solomon Islands. He represents a constituency from Isabel Province, and currently serves as the Minister for Aviation, Communication and Meteorology for the Solomon Islands....
(born 1962), Minister for Aviation, Communication and Meteorology, and member of the National Parliament of the Solomon Islands - Hal VarianHal VarianHal Ronald Varian is an economist specializing in microeconomics and information economics. He is the Chief Economist at Google and he holds the title of emeritus professor at the University of California, Berkeley where he was founding dean of the School of Information...
(born 1947), Google's chief economist - Isaac VarianIsaac VarianIsaac Leggett Varian was a New York state legislator and a Mayor of New York.-Political career:Varian was a prominent Democrat and led Tammany Hall from 1835 until 1842...
(1793-1864), American politician and mayor of New York - John Osborne VarianJohn Osborne VarianJohn Osborne Varian was an Irish-American poet and amateur musician who was one of the early members of the Temple of the People and a leader within the theosophist utopian community of Halcyon, California. Two of his sons, Russell and Sigurd Varian, became notable inventors and went on to found...
(1863-1931), Theosophist affiliated with the Temple of the People and the utopian community of Halcyon, CaliforniaHalcyon, CaliforniaHalcyon, California is an unincorporated community of approximately 125 acres in San Luis Obispo County, California, located just beyond the southern border of the city of Arroyo Grande... - Russell VarianRussell and Sigurd VarianRussell Harrison Varian and Sigurd Fergus Varian were brothers who founded one of the earliest high-tech companies in Silicon Valley...
(1898-1959), co-founder of Varian AssociatesVarian AssociatesVarian Associates was one of the first high-tech companies in Silicon Valley. It was founded in 1948 by Russell H. and Sigurd F. Varian, William Webster Hansen, and Edward Ginzton to sell the klystron, the first tube which could generate electromagnetic waves at microwave frequencies, and other... - Sigurd VarianRussell and Sigurd VarianRussell Harrison Varian and Sigurd Fergus Varian were brothers who founded one of the earliest high-tech companies in Silicon Valley...
(1901-1961), co-founder of Varian AssociatesVarian AssociatesVarian Associates was one of the first high-tech companies in Silicon Valley. It was founded in 1948 by Russell H. and Sigurd F. Varian, William Webster Hansen, and Edward Ginzton to sell the klystron, the first tube which could generate electromagnetic waves at microwave frequencies, and other... - Sheila VarianSheila VarianSheila Varian is a breeder of Arabian horses who lives and works at the Varian Arabians Ranch near Arroyo Grande, California. She grew up with a strong interest in horses, and was mentored in horsemanship by Mary "Sid" Spencer, a local rancher and Morgan horse breeder who also introduced Varian to...
, breeder of Arabian horses
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- Varian AssociatesVarian AssociatesVarian Associates was one of the first high-tech companies in Silicon Valley. It was founded in 1948 by Russell H. and Sigurd F. Varian, William Webster Hansen, and Edward Ginzton to sell the klystron, the first tube which could generate electromagnetic waves at microwave frequencies, and other...
, an electronics company which split up into three companies in 1999:- Varian Medical SystemsVarian Medical SystemsVarian Medical Systems of Palo Alto, California, is a manufacturer of medical devices and software for treating cancer and other medical conditions with radiotherapy, radiosurgery, proton therapy, and brachytherapy. The company supplies informatics software for managing comprehensive cancer...
, a manufacturer of medical equipment - Varian, Inc.Varian, Inc.Varian, Inc. was one of the largest manufacturers of scientific instruments for the scientific industry; they had offerings over the whole range of chemical analysis equipment, with a particular focus on Information Rich Detection and Vacuum technology...
, a manufacturer of scientific instruments, now part of Agilent TechnologiesAgilent TechnologiesAgilent Technologies , or Agilent, is a company that designs and manufactures electronic and bio-analytical measurement instruments and equipment for measurement and evaluation... - Varian SemiconductorVarian SemiconductorVarian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. is a supplier of ion implantation equipment used in the fabrication of semiconductor chips. Varian Semiconductor was founded in 1971 as Extrion Corporation in Peabody, Massachusetts. Extrion later moved to nearby Gloucester and was bought by Varian...
, a supplier of equipment for semiconductor manufacturers, soon to be part of Applied MaterialsApplied MaterialsApplied Materials, Inc. is a capital equipment producer serving the semiconductor, TFT LCD display, Glass, WEB and solar manufacturing industries....
- Varian Medical Systems
- Varian Data MachinesVarian Data MachinesVarian Data Machines was a division of Varian Associates which sold minicomputers. It entered the market in 1966, but met stiff competition and was bought by Sperry Corporation in 1977....
, a division of Varian Associates which made minicomputers
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- USS Varian (DE-798)USS Varian (DE-798)USS Varian was a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, named in honor of Ensign Bertram S. Varian, Jr. , a naval aviator who was killed in action in the Battle of Midway....
, a U.S. Navy World War II destroyer escort - Varian, one of the Baronies of Gwynedd (fictional)Baronies of Gwynedd (Fictional)The Baronies of Gwynedd are the third-largest feudal estates within the fictional Kingdom of Gwynedd in the Deryni novels of Katherine Kurtz. Each barony is governed by a hereditary noble who rules their land in exchange for swearing fealty to the Crown...
in the Deryni fantasy universe of author Katherine Kurtz