# Eureka

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**Eureka** often refers to:

- [Eureka (word)](/source/Eureka_(word)), a famous exclamation attributed to Archimedes
- [Eureka effect](/source/Eureka_effect), the sudden, unexpected realization of the solution to a problem

**Eureka** or **Ureka** may also refer to:

## History

- [Eureka Rebellion](/source/Eureka_Rebellion), an 1854 goldminers' rebellion in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia - [Eureka Flag](/source/Eureka_Flag), the battle flag of the Eureka Rebellion
- [Tehran Conference](/source/Tehran_Conference), codenamed Eureka, an Allied meeting during World War II

## Businesses

- [Eureka (company)](/source/Eureka_(company)), a manufacturer of vacuum cleaners, now owned by the Midea Group
- [Eureka Forbes](/source/Eureka_Forbes), an Indian multinational home appliances company, now owned by Advent International
- [Eureka! Restaurant Group](/source/Eureka!_Restaurant_Group), California-based hamburger restaurant chain
- [Eureka! Tent Company](/source/Eureka!_Tent_Company), an American company
- [Kværner Eureka](/source/Kv%C3%A6rner_Eureka), a Norwegian engineering and construction services company

## Media and entertainment

### Characters

- [Eureka O'Hara](/source/Eureka_O'Hara), an American drag queen, popularized on *Rupaul's Drag Race*
- [Eureka (Oz)](/source/Eureka_(Oz)), Dorothy Gale's cat in *The Wizard of Oz*, so named because Uncle Henry found her
- [Eureka (Eureka Seven)](/source/Eureka_(Eureka_Seven)), a main character in *Eureka Seven*

### Film and television

- [*Eureka* (1979 film)](/source/Eureka_(1979_film)), an American experimental film by Ernie Gehr
- [*Eureka* (1983 film)](/source/Eureka_(1983_film)), a British-American drama directed by Nicolas Roeg
- [*Eureka* (2000 film)](/source/Eureka_(2000_film)), a Japanese drama directed by Shinji Aoyama
- [*Eureka* (2020 film)](/source/Eureka_(2020_film)), an Indian Telugu-language thriller film by Karteek Anand
- [*Eureka* (2023 film)](/source/Eureka_(2023_film)), an Argentine drama directed by Lisandro Alonso
- [*Eureka!* (Canadian TV series)](/source/Eureka!_(Canadian_TV_series)), a 1980s Canadian educational series
- [*Eureka!* (2022 TV series)](/source/Eureka!_(2022_TV_series)), a 2020s American educational series
- [*Eureka* (British TV series)](/source/Eureka_(British_TV_series)), a 1980s British educational series
- [*Eureka* (2006 TV series)](/source/Eureka_(2006_TV_series)), an American science fiction series aired 2006–2012 - [*Eureka* (soundtrack)](/source/Eureka_(soundtrack)), a 2008 soundtrack album
- *[Eureka TV](/source/Eureka_TV)*, a British children's science show aired 2001–2005
- [Eureka Learning Channel](/source/Eureka_Learning_Channel), a defunct Singaporean educational television channel

### Music

- [*Eureka* (The Bible album)](/source/Eureka_(The_Bible_album)), 1988
- [*Eureka* (Jim O'Rourke album)](/source/Eureka_(Jim_O'Rourke_album)), whose title track was featured in the 2000 film
- [*Eureka* (Mother Mother album)](/source/Eureka_(Mother_Mother_album))
- [*Eureka* (Rooney album)](/source/Eureka_(Rooney_album)), 2010
- [*Eureka* (Leslie Clio album)](/source/Eureka_(Leslie_Clio_album))
- ["Eureka" (Sakanaction song)](/source/Eureka_(Sakanaction_song)), 2014 song by Sakanaction
- ["Eureka" (Gen Hoshino song)](/source/Eureka_(Gen_Hoshino_song)), 2025 song by Gen Hoshino

### Literature

- [*Eureka* (University of Cambridge magazine)](/source/Eureka_(University_of_Cambridge_magazine)), published by the Cambridge University Mathematical Society
- [*Eureka* (Italian magazine)](/source/Eureka_(Italian_magazine)), a monthly comic magazine published between 1967 and 1989
- [Eureka (Japanese magazine)](/source/Eureka_(Japanese_magazine)), a monthly general art magazine with a focus on poetry and criticism
- *[Eureka: A Prose Poem](/source/Eureka:_A_Prose_Poem)*, a 1848 essay by Edgar Allan Poe
- *Eureka*, a monthly science magazine for primary school students in Malayalam language published by [Kerala Sasthra Sahithya Parishad](/source/Kerala_Sasthra_Sahithya_Parishad), Kerala, India
- [*Eureka* (journal)](/source/Eureka_(journal)), the original name of the Canadian mathematical problem-solving journal *Crux Mathematicorum*

### Other media

- [*Eureka* (musical)](/source/Eureka_(musical)), a 2004 Australian musical
- [*Eureka!* (video game)](/source/Eureka!_(video_game)), a 1984 text adventure

## Places

### Australia

- [Eureka, New South Wales](/source/Eureka,_New_South_Wales), a suburb in Byron Shire
- [Eureka, Queensland](/source/Eureka,_Queensland), a locality in the Bundaberg Region
- [Eureka, Victoria](/source/Eureka,_Victoria), a small eastern suburb of Ballarat

### Canada

- [Eureka, Nova Scotia](/source/Eureka,_Nova_Scotia)
- [Eureka, Nunavut](/source/Eureka,_Nunavut)
- [Eureka Pass](/source/Eureka_Pass), Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut
- [Eureka Sound](/source/Eureka_Sound), Nunavut

### Equatorial Guinea

- [San Antonio de Ureca](/source/San_Antonio_de_Ureca), also called Ureka, on Bioko Island and known as one of the wettest places on Earth

### New Zealand

- [Eureka, New Zealand](/source/Eureka,_New_Zealand), rural settlement in the Waikato District

### United States

- [Eureka, California](/source/Eureka,_California), the largest US city named Eureka
- [Eureka, Colorado](/source/Eureka,_Colorado)
- [Eureka, Marion County, Florida](/source/Eureka,_Marion_County,_Florida)
- Eureka, Miami-Dade County, Florida, part of [Richmond West, Florida](/source/Richmond_West,_Florida)
- [Eureka, Illinois](/source/Eureka,_Illinois) - [Eureka College](/source/Eureka_College)
- [Eureka, Lawrence County, Indiana](/source/Eureka,_Lawrence_County,_Indiana), an unincorporated community
- [Eureka, Spencer County, Indiana](/source/Eureka,_Spencer_County,_Indiana), an unincorporated community
- [Eureka, Kansas](/source/Eureka,_Kansas)
- [Eureka, Michigan](/source/Eureka,_Michigan), an unincorporated community
- [Eureka, Missouri](/source/Eureka,_Missouri)
- [Eureka, Perry County, Missouri](/source/Eureka,_Perry_County,_Missouri)
- [Eureka, Montana](/source/Eureka,_Montana)
- [Eureka, Nevada](/source/Eureka,_Nevada)
- [Eureka, North Carolina](/source/Eureka,_North_Carolina)
- [Eureka, Pennsylvania](/source/Eureka,_Pennsylvania)
- Eureka, South Carolina, an unincorporated community in [Aiken County, South Carolina](/source/Aiken_County,_South_Carolina)
- [Eureka, South Dakota](/source/Eureka,_South_Dakota)
- [Eureka, Texas (disambiguation)](/source/Eureka,_Texas_(disambiguation))
- [Eureka, Utah](/source/Eureka,_Utah)
- [Eureka (Baskerville, Virginia)](/source/Eureka_(Baskerville,_Virginia)), a historic home near Baskerville, Mecklenburg County, Virginia
- [Eureka, Washington](/source/Eureka,_Washington)
- [Eureka, West Virginia](/source/Eureka,_West_Virginia)
- [Eureka, Polk County, Wisconsin](/source/Eureka,_Polk_County,_Wisconsin), a town
- [Eureka, Winnebago County, Wisconsin](/source/Eureka,_Winnebago_County,_Wisconsin), an unincorporated community
- [Eureka Center, Minnesota](/source/Eureka_Center,_Minnesota)
- [Eureka Center, Wisconsin](/source/Eureka_Center,_Wisconsin)
- [Eureka County, Nevada](/source/Eureka_County,_Nevada)
- [Eureka Springs, Arkansas](/source/Eureka_Springs,_Arkansas)
- [Eureka Township, Adair County, Iowa](/source/Eureka_Township,_Adair_County,_Iowa)
- [Eureka Township, Michigan](/source/Eureka_Township,_Michigan)
- [Eureka Township, Dakota County, Minnesota](/source/Eureka_Township,_Dakota_County,_Minnesota)
- [Eureka Township, Valley County, Nebraska](/source/Eureka_Township,_Valley_County,_Nebraska)
- [Eureka Valley (Inyo County)](/source/Eureka_Valley_(Inyo_County)), California
- [Eureka Valley, San Francisco](/source/Eureka_Valley,_San_Francisco), California

## Science and technology

- [Eureka (organisation)](/source/Eureka_(organisation)), an international research and development funding and coordination network
- [Eureka (OPAC)](/source/Eureka_(OPAC)), a library search engine developed by RLG
- [Eureka! (museum)](/source/Eureka!_(museum)), a museum in Halifax, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
- [The Eureka](/source/The_Eureka), a machine for generating Latin verses
- [Eureka-147](/source/Eureka-147), a system for digital audio broadcast
- [Eureka Streams](/source/Eureka_Streams), an open source software project
- [Eureka theorem](/source/Eureka_theorem), a result of Gauss that every natural number is the sum of three triangular numbers
- [5261 Eureka](/source/5261_Eureka), an asteroid co-orbital with Mars
- [Constantan](/source/Constantan), also known as Eureka, a metal alloy
- [Heureka](/source/Heureka), a science centre in Vantaa, Finland
- Eureka, the transponder component of the World War II [Rebecca/Eureka transponding radar](/source/Rebecca/Eureka_transponding_radar)
- Eureka: The Solver, numerical solver for mathematical systems of equations, released by [Borland](/source/Borland), 1987

## Transportation

- [Eureka (1900 automobile)](/source/Eureka_(1900_automobile)), an American automobile
- [Eureka (1907 automobile)](/source/Eureka_(1907_automobile)), an American automobile
- [*Eureka* (airship)](/source/Eureka_(airship)), a Zeppelin NT owned by Airship Ventures
- [Eureka (French automobile)](/source/Eureka_(French_automobile)), a French automobile
- [*Eureka* (ferryboat)](/source/Eureka_(ferryboat)), an 1890-built steam ferryboat now preserved in San Francisco
- [Ameri-Cana Eureka](/source/Ameri-Cana_Eureka), a Canadian ultralight aircraft

## Other uses

- [Eureka Diamond](/source/Eureka_Diamond), the first diamond found in South Africa
- [Eureka Mountain (Colorado)](/source/Eureka_Mountain_(Colorado)), a summit in the Sangre de Cristo Range
- [Eureka Poker Tour](/source/Eureka_Poker_Tour), poker tour in the central and eastern Europe
- [Eureka Prizes](/source/Eureka_Prizes), annual Australian science prizes presented by the Australian Museum, Sydney, Australia
- [Eureka Shipyard](/source/Eureka_Shipyard), a shipyard of the early 20th century in New York State
- [Eureka Tower](/source/Eureka_Tower), a 2006 91-storey residential building in Melbourne, Australia
- [Disney's Eureka! A California Parade](/source/Disney's_Eureka!_A_California_Parade), a former parade in Disney's California Adventure Park
- Eureka! Program, a teen girls' achievement program run by [Girls, Inc.](/source/Girls,_Inc.)
- [Asociación Atlética Eureka](/source/Asociaci%C3%B3n_Atl%C3%A9tica_Eureka), known as **Eureka**, a former football team in Argentina
- [Eureka O'Hara](/source/Eureka_O'Hara), American drag queen

## See also

- [EURECA (disambiguation)](/source/EURECA_(disambiguation))
- *[Eurekha](/source/Eurekha)*, 1999 biography of Indian actress Rekha by Mohan Deep

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