QED
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QED may refer to:
- Q.E.D.Q.E.D.Q.E.D. is an initialism of the Latin phrase , which translates as "which was to be demonstrated". The phrase is traditionally placed in its abbreviated form at the end of a mathematical proof or philosophical argument when what was specified in the enunciation — and in the setting-out —...
, from the Latin quod erat demonstrandum, used at the end of a definitive proof - Quantum electrodynamicsQuantum electrodynamicsQuantum electrodynamics is the relativistic quantum field theory of electrodynamics. In essence, it describes how light and matter interact and is the first theory where full agreement between quantum mechanics and special relativity is achieved...
, a field of physics- QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter, a 1985 book adapting lectures by Richard Feynman on quantum electrodynamics
- QED (text editor)QED (text editor)QED is a line-oriented computer text editor that was developed by Butler Lampson and L. Peter Deutsch for the Berkeley Timesharing System running on the SDS 940. It was implemented by L...
, named from "quick editor" - Q.E.D. (U.S. TV series), short-lived adventure series named after its title character Quentin Everett Deverill
- Q.E.D. (BBC TV series)Q.E.D. (BBC TV series)Q.E.D. was the name of a strand of BBC popular science documentary films which aired in the United Kingdom from 1982 to 1999.-Format:...
, a British science series - Q.E.D. (manga)Q.E.D. (manga)is a detective manga by Motohiro Katou. The main character Sou Touma encounters a variety of mystery cases. Sou often works in tandem with his friend and potential love interest Kana, with him supplying the brain while she acts as brawn....
, Q.E.D. ~Shomei Shuuryou~,a detective fiction manga by Motohiro Katou - QED (play)QED (play)QED is a play by American playwright Peter Parnell, which chronicles a day in the life of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman...
, a 2001 play by Peter Parnell about Richard Feynman - QED (band)QED (band)QED were an Australian New Wave trio, whose lead singer, Jenny Morris, went on to achieve commercial success as a solo artist. The band had a top twenty hit single, "Everywhere I Go", on the Australian Kent Music Report in 1983.-History:...
, a 1980's Australian New Wave band including Jenny Morris - Q.E.D. (album)Q.E.D. (album)Q.E.D. is an album of contemporary classical music by guitarist Terje Rypdal recorded in 1991 and released on the ECM label in 1993.-Reception:...
, an album by Terje Rypdal - QED projectQED projectThe QED manifesto was a proposal for a computer-based database of all mathematical knowledge, strictly formalized and with all proofs having been checked automatically. The idea for the project arose in 1993, mainly under the impetus of Robert Boyer...
, a database of mathematical knowledge - Quantum Effect DevicesQuantum Effect DevicesQuantum Effect Devices was a company originally named Quantum Effect Design, incorporated in 1991. The three founders, Tom Riordan, Earl Killian and Ray Kunita, were senior managers at MIPS Computer Systems Inc....
, a microprocessor design company
- Quantum Entanglement Device, a prop used in the television show FlashForwardFlashforwardA flashforward is an interjected scene that takes the narrative forward in time from the current point of the story in literature, film, television and other media. Flashforwards are often used to represent events expected, projected, or imagined to occur in the future...
- Queen's Economics Department, at Queen's UniversityQueen's UniversityQueen's University, , is a public research university located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Founded on 16 October 1841, the university pre-dates the founding of Canada by 26 years. Queen's holds more more than of land throughout Ontario as well as Herstmonceux Castle in East Sussex, England...