Revolution (disambiguation)
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A revolution
is a drastic political or social change that usually occurs relatively quickly. Revolution may also refer to:
Revolution
A revolution is a fundamental change in power or organizational structures that takes place in a relatively short period of time.Aristotle described two types of political revolution:...
is a drastic political or social change that usually occurs relatively quickly. Revolution may also refer to:
Computing
- Revolution (programming language), a dynamically-typed programming language also known as Transcript
- Nintendo Revolution, prototype name for the WiiWiiThe Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...
video game console - Revolution SoftwareRevolution SoftwareRevolution Software Ltd. is a British adventure game company, based in York in northern England.The company was founded in 1990 by Charles Cecil, Tony Warriner, David Sykes and Noirin Carmody...
, an English videogame company - Revolution Web Call Accounting, call accounting software by Resource Software International Ltd.Resource Software International Ltd.Resource Software International Ltd. is an international communication management development company, with head offices in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. The company address is 40 King Street West, Suite 300, Oshawa, Ontario...
- Runtime Revolution ("RunRev"), a cross-platform software development environment
- Revolution (video game)Revolution (video game)Revolution is an isometric 3D puzzle video game released by U.S. Gold in for the Sinclair Spectrum and Amstrad CPC. It was programmed by Costa Panayi and is a development of the earlier 3D games Highway Encounter and Alien Highway.- Gameplay :...
, 1986 computer game released by U.S. Gold
Engineering and science
- In astronomyAstronomyAstronomy is a natural science that deals with the study of celestial objects and phenomena that originate outside the atmosphere of Earth...
and related fields, the term revolutionOrbitIn physics, an orbit is the gravitationally curved path of an object around a point in space, for example the orbit of a planet around the center of a star system, such as the Solar System...
is used when one body moves around another ("orbiting") while the term rotation is used to mean the movement around an axis - Industrial RevolutionIndustrial RevolutionThe Industrial Revolution was a period from the 18th to the 19th century where major changes in agriculture, manufacturing, mining, transportation, and technology had a profound effect on the social, economic and cultural conditions of the times...
, an 18th–19th-century period of rapid technological development in the West - Second Industrial RevolutionSecond Industrial RevolutionThe Second Industrial Revolution, also known as the Technological Revolution, was a phase of the larger Industrial Revolution corresponding to the latter half of the 19th century until World War I...
, also known as the Technological Revolution - Revolution engine, a Harley–Davidson engine
- Revolutions per minuteRevolutions per minuteRevolutions per minute is a measure of the frequency of a rotation. It annotates the number of full rotations completed in one minute around a fixed axis...
(RPM), a unit of frequency measuring rotational speed, as around a fixed axis
Film
- Revolution (1967 film), an eight-minute short by Peter GreenawayPeter GreenawayPeter Greenaway, CBE is a British film director. His films are noted for the distinct influence of Renaissance and Baroque painting, and Flemish painting in particular...
- Révolution (1985 film), a French adult film directed by veteran José BénazérafJosé BénazérafJosé Bénazéraf is a French filmmaker and producer.After having finished his studies in political sciences, he started his career by producing Les lavandières du Portugal in 1958, a film of Pierre Gaspard-Huit...
- Revolution (1985 film)Revolution (1985 film)Revolution is a 1985 film directed by Hugh Hudson, written by Robert Dillon and starring Al Pacino, Helen Porter, Donald Sutherland, Nastassja Kinski, Joan Plowright, Dave King, Annie Lennox, Danny Turner, Steven Berkoff, Graham Greene, and Robbie Coltrane....
, a film about a New York fur trapper during the American Revolutionary War - Revolution!!Revolution!!Revolution!! is a 1989 television comedy film by the National Theatre of Brent, the British comedy double-act. It stars Patrick Barlow as Desmond Olivier Dingle and Jim Broadbent as Wallace, and is written by Patrick Barlow, with Jim Broadbent and Martin Duncan...
(1989), a comic re-enactment of the French RevolutionFrench RevolutionThe French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
by the National Theatre of BrentNational Theatre of BrentThe National Theatre of Brent is a British comedy double-act, in the form of a mock two-man theatre troupe. Patrick Barlow plays Desmond Olivier Dingle, the troupe's founder, Artistic Director and Chief Executive... - ¿¡Revolución!?¿¡Revolución!?¿¡Revolución!? is a 2006 political documentary directed by Quebec journalist and filmmaker Charles Gervais. It examines the Bolivarian Revolution led by Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez...
a 2006 Quebec political documentary about the government of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez - RevoLOUtion: The Transformation of Lou BenedettiRevoLOUtion: The Transformation of Lou BenedettiRevoLOUtion: The Transformation of Lou Benedetti is a fictional dramedy co-written by Deer Hunter writer Quinn Redeker, with a theme by Rocky composer Bill Conti....
a 2006 dramedy about a Brooklyn boxer - Revolution OSRevolution OSRevolution OS is a 2001 documentary film that traces the twenty-year history of GNU, Linux, open source, and the free software movement.Directed by J. T. S. Moore, the film features interviews with prominent hackers and entrepreneurs including Richard Stallman, Michael Tiemann, Linus Torvalds,...
(2001), a documentary on Linux and the free software movement - Revolution StudiosRevolution StudiosRevolution Studios is an American production company founded in 2000 by Joe Roth, a former chairman of Walt Disney Studios and 20th Century Fox. Revolution was formerly a strategic partner of Sony Pictures Entertainment, which distributed and marketed Revolution's films. The company's film division...
, a film production company - Revolution (Law & Order: Criminal Intent)Revolution (Law & Order: Criminal Intent)"Revolution" is an eighth-season finale episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent and the 171st episode overall.-Summary:With the banks failing and public discontent high, aging revolutionary Axel Kaspers believes the time is ripe to galvanize public reaction and spark a populist uprising...
, the Law & Order: Criminal Intent eighth season finale based on a banking revolution
Mathematics
- Surface of revolutionSurface of revolutionA surface of revolution is a surface in Euclidean space created by rotating a curve around a straight line in its plane ....
- Turn (geometry)Turn (geometry)A turn is an angle equal to a 360° or 2 radians or \tau radians. A turn is also referred to as a revolution or complete rotation or full circle or cycle or rev or rot....
, a complete rotation, 360°- Orbital revolution, the cyclical path taken by one object around another object, as of planets
Medicine
- SelamectinSelamectinSelamectin is a topical parasiticide and antihelminthic used on dogs and cats, distributed by Pfizer. It prevents heartworms, fleas, ear mites, sarcoptic mange , and certain types of ticks in dogs, and prevents heartworms, fleas, ear mites, hookworms, and roundworms in cats...
, a parasiticide and anthelmintic for cats and dogs, with the trade name Revolution
Albums
- Revolution (All Star United album), or the title song
- Revolution (Crematory album)Revolution (Crematory album)Revolution is the eighth studio album by Crematory, distributed through Nuclear Blast Records, and the first release after the band's 3 year dissolution...
, or the title song - Revolution (The Dubliners album)Revolution (The Dubliners album)Revolution is the title of the tenth album by The Dubliners. It was their second to be produced by Phil Coulter. This was a landmark in their career. Their sound had developed and Coulter, as well as playing piano on the record, had brought in other instrumentalists as well...
- Revolution (Little Steven album)Revolution (Little Steven album)Revolution was a 1989 album by Little Steven. The Disciples of Soul were gone in all but name , and the music was largely electronic.-Track listing:...
, or the title song - Revolution (Sister Machine Gun album)Revolution (Sister Machine Gun album)[R]evolution is an album by industrial rock band Sister Machine Gun.# Libertad# Carbon Copy# Got To Be# Smash Your Radio!# Transient One# Transient Two# Closer To Me# Wrong# Vibrator# Autoloader# Strange# Bring You Down [Take You Higher]...
- Revolution (Kara album)
- Revolution (Slaughter album)Revolution (Slaughter album)Revolution is the fourth studio album from hard rock band Slaughter. The album features a more psychedelic style with the band exploring beyond their typical hard rock realm.-Track listing:...
, or the title song - Revolution (Tiësto album)Revolution (Tiësto album)Revolution is a double disc album by trance DJ/producer DJ Tiësto, released on May 7, 2001. Disc one is labeled Darkside, while the second CD is labeled Brightside.-Disc One :...
- Revolution (YFriday album)Revolution (YFriday album)Revolution is an album by the Christian rock band YFriday. Released in 2003, Revolution is the band's third studio album.-Track listing:# Rise – 3:19# Someone I Can Live For – 2:34# Revolution – 3:22# Hands Up – 4:10# 13 – 3:48...
, or the title song - Revolution, by 2R (group)2R (group)2R is a cantopop group in Hong Kong. The group consists of Race Wong and Rosanne Wong, two sisters raised in Singapore. Rosanne is the oldest sister....
- Revolution, by DilbaDilbaDilbahar Demirbag known as Dilba is a Swedish pop singer of Kurdish origin.-Early life:Dilba was born in Turkey to a Kurdish family. She immigrated to Sweden when she was only four years old, where she grew up in Karlstad and Uppsala...
- Revolution, by WickedaWickedaWickeda is a Bulgarian rock band. It is quite popular in Bulgaria, and has occasionally topped the charts. Its style comprises punk, ska, reggae, funk and some traditional Bulgarian folk music elements...
- Revolution (EP)Revolution (EP)Revolution is a 2003 EP by the UK band One Minute Silence.-Track listing:# "Revolution "# "Into Our Own "# "Rise And Shine "# "1845 "...
, by One Minute Silence, or the title song - RevoluciónRevoluciónRevolución is the sixth studio album by Spanish power metal band WarCry. This was the band's first release after La Quinta Esencia and with the new line-up. Víctor García stated on the band's website that the name of the songs had pretty much nothing to do with the meaning of ther lyrics, e.g...
(English: Revolution), by WarCry - The Revolution (Belly album)The Revolution (Belly album)The Revolution is the debut studio album by Canadian rapper, Belly which was released on June 5, 2007 in Canada on Capital Prophets Records Inc.. The album became a commercial success a month after its release, when it was certified gold by the CRIA for shipping over 50,000 copies...
- The Revolution (Inhabited album)
- Revolution (Miranda Lambert album)Revolution (Miranda Lambert album)Upon its release, Revolution received general acclaim from most music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 85, based on 11 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim".Rolling Stone magazine...
- Revolution (Sirsy album)Revolution (Sirsy album)Revolution is the fifth self-produced studio album by the Albany-based pop rock band Sirsy, released on October 20, 2007. The album was remixed by Paul Kolderie and rereleased on July 6, 2010 by Funzalo Records.-Track listing:# - 3:30# - 4:14# - 3:34...
- Revolution!Revolution!Revolution! is the seventh studio album by American pop rock group Paul Revere & the Raiders. Produced by Terry Melcher and released in 1967, it reached number 25 on the U.S. albums chart and yielded two top 40 singles...
, by Paul Revere & the Raiders
Songs
- "Revolution" (song)Revolution (song)"Revolution" is a song by The Beatles written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney. The Beatles released two distinct arrangements of the song in 1968: a hard rock version as the B-side of the single "Hey Jude", and a slower version titled "Revolution 1" on the eponymous album The Beatles...
, by The Beatles - "Revolution 9Revolution 9"Revolution 9" is a recorded composition that appeared on The Beatles' 1968 self-titled LP release . The sound collage, credited to Lennon–McCartney, was created primarily by John Lennon with assistance from George Harrison and Yoko Ono. Lennon said he was trying to paint a picture of a revolution...
", by The Beatles - "Revolution" (Chumbawamba song)Revolution (Chumbawamba song)"Revolution" is the first proper single from the band Chumbawamba on their Agit Prop Records.-Track listing:"1......HMV side, introduciton to History and where we stand. Which side of the""2......Fence side, and its application to everyday life...
- "Revolution" (Jars of Clay song)Revolution (Jars of Clay song)"Revolution" is a song written and performed by Jars of Clay. The song is the third of four radio singles released in promotion of the band's The Eleventh Hour...
- "Revolution" (Judas Priest song)Revolution (Judas Priest song)"Revolution" is a song on the album Angel of Retribution, by the heavy metal band Judas Priest. It was their first single since 1992's "Night Crawler" to enter in the US charts.it reached #23 in the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart....
- "Revolution" (Spacemen 3 song)
- "Revolution" (Tomorrow song)
- "Revolution" (The Veronicas song)Revolution (The Veronicas song)"Revolution" is a pop rock song and the fourth single written and produced by Chantal Kreviazuk and Raine Maida for The Veronicas' debut album The Secret Life of... . On 7 August 2006, in conjunction with their 'The Revolution Tour' of Australia, which commenced on 4 August 2006. It was a modest...
- "Revolution (B-Boy Anthem)Revolution (B-Boy Anthem)"Revolution " is a single by Oakland Hip Hop group Zion I, released in 2000 through Ground Control Records. "Revolution" was the opening track and the lead single for the group's debut album Mind Over Matter, and also spawned the group's first music video...
", by Zion I - "Revolution (In the Summertime?)Revolution (In the Summertime?)"Revolution " is a song by the Scottish rock band Cosmic Rough Riders. Released in 2001, it was one of two Top 40 hits for the band that year, along with "The Pain Inside".-Track listing:# "Revolution "# "Move Along"...
", by Cosmic Rough Riders - "Revolution 909Revolution 909"Revolution 909" is an instrumental track from Daft Punk's 1997 album Homework. It was released as the fourth single from the album in 1998. The music video for the track was directed by Roman Coppola.-Theme:...
", an instrumental by Daft Punk - "Revolution", by 30 Seconds to Mars, an unreleased song
- "Revolution", by Aimee AllenAimee AllenAimee Allen is an American pop/rock singer/songwriter based in Los Angeles, California. She is known for her work on the dance song "Cooties" made for the soundtrack of the 2007 version of the movie Hairspray...
, used as the title music for the TV series Birds of Prey - "Revolution", by Arrested Development
- "Revolution", by Bang Camaro from Bang Camaro IIBang Camaro IIBang Camaro II is the second album by Boston rock band Bang Camaro, released on November 18, 2008 under Black Sword Records. However, after their shows in Boston on November 14, and Brooklyn on November 15, they pre-released copies of the album to those at the shows...
- "Revolution", by Bob Marley from Natty DreadNatty DreadNatty Dread is a 1974 reggae album by Bob Marley & The Wailers. An important transition in Marley's discography, Natty Dread was the first album released as Bob Marley & the Wailers and the first recorded without former bandmates Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer...
- "Revolution", by Built to Spill from Ultimate Alternative WaversUltimate Alternative WaversUltimate Alternative Wavers was the first full-length album released by indie rock band Built to Spill. The line-up consisted of Doug Martsch on guitar and vocals, Brett Netson on guitar and bass, and Ralf Youtz on drums, although there was some variation in instrumentation on a few tracks...
- "Revolution", by Dennis BrownDennis BrownDennis Emmanuel Brown was a Jamaican reggae singer. During his prolific career, which began in the late 1960s when he was aged eleven, he recorded more than 75 albums and was one of the major stars of lovers rock, a sub-genre of reggae...
- "Revolution", by Eric Clapton from Back HomeBack Home (Eric Clapton album)Back Home is a studio album by British guitarist-singer-songwriter Eric Clapton. It was released 29 August 2005 internationally and a day later in the US. It is his first album featuring new, original material since Reptile , as the previous release Me and Mr...
- "Revolution", by Krayzie Bone, featuring The Marley Brothers, from Thug Mentality 1999Thug Mentality 1999-Disc 2:#"Murda Won't Stop" #"Where My Thugz At"#"Smokin' Budda#"Knieght Riduz " #"Try Me"#"Theze Dayz" #"Silent Warrior"#"Shoot The Club Up"...
- "Revolution", by rapper Lil' Kim for the album The Notorious K.I.M.
- "Revolution", by Moth from Immune to GravityImmune to GravityImmune to Gravity is the fifth album by the American alternative rock band MOTH.-Track listing:# Helpless – 2:55# Revolution – 2:50# Girl on Girl – 2:18# Sticks and Stones – 3:09# Perfect – 3:07# Supermodel – 2:59# Immune to Gravity – 2:37...
- "Revolution", by P.O.D. from Payable on DeathPayable on DeathPayable on Death is the eponymous fifth studio album and third major label release by Californian metal quartet P.O.D.. This is also their first album to include guitarist Jason Truby and their last album produced by Howard Benson. Payable on Death was released on November 4, 2003 through Atlantic...
- "Revolution", by Public Enemy from New Whirl OdorNew Whirl OdorNew Whirl Odor is the ninth studio album by American hip hop group Public Enemy, released in the U.S. on November 1, 2005. The title name for the album is a pun for New World Order. The song "MKLVFKWR" features the artist Moby....
- "Revolution", by R.E.M. from their documentary video Road Movie and the Batman & Robin soundtrack
- "Revolution", by Robbie Williams from EscapologyEscapology (album)-Background:In 2002, Williams signed a record-breaking £80 million contract with EMI. The contract featured a number of provisos, including the label ceding greater creative control to the artist and a commitment to breaking Williams in the American market...
- "Revolution 1993", by Jamiroquai from Emergency on Planet EarthEmergency on Planet EarthEmergency on Planet Earth is the debut studio album released by British acid jazz band Jamiroquai. Released in 1993, the album features strong elements of the mixture of the R&B, and funk genres, but it is notable for being one of the group's definitive acid-jazz albums...
- "Revolution Song", by Oasis, a demo recorded during the sessions for Standing on the Shoulder of GiantsStanding on the Shoulder of GiantsStanding on the Shoulder of Giants is the fourth studio album by English rock band Oasis, released on 28 February 2000. The album is the 16th fastest selling album in UK chart history, selling over 310,000 copies in its first week...
- "La révolution", by Tryo from MamagubidaMamagubidaMamagubida is the debut album by the French acoustic reggae band Tryo, released in 1998. Thirteen of the fifteen songs were recorded live , and two are studio recordings...
Other
- The Revolution (band)The Revolution (band)The Revolution was an American rock band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1979 by Prince. Although widely associated with rock music, the band's sound incorporated heavy metal, pop, funk, R&B and hard rock elements. Before their official break-up, The Revolution had released one studio album,...
, Prince's original band, formed in 1979 - Revolution (Sirius)Revolution (Sirius)Revolution was a "Faith-based" radio station on Sirius Satellite Radio channel 67 and DISH Network channel 6067. While the majority of the music they played was by Christian artists, there were several that received airtime that had either explicitly denied being Christian artists or do not...
, a "faith-based" music station on Sirius Satellite Radio - Revolution RecordsRevolution RecordsRevolution Records was a record label that was launched in 1996 as a subsidiary of Giant Records. Brian Wilson signed on the label.There was also an earlier label 'Revolution Records', an English distributor of RCA recordings, based at 490A Old Kent Road, London S.E.1, on which various classical...
, a U.S. record label
Politics
- Revolution (political group)Revolution (political group)Revolution, or Revo, a revolutionary socialist youth organization, was founded in the UK by Workers Power, part of the League for the Fifth International...
, a political group founded by the League for a Fifth International - Total revolution, the political philosophy of veganism and anarchism
Publications
- Revolution (newspaper), the weekly publication of the Revolutionary Communist Party, formerly the Revolutionary Worker
- The Revolution (newspaper)The Revolution (newspaper)The Revolution was a weekly women's rights newspaper published between January 8, 1868 and February 1872. It was the official publication of the National Woman Suffrage Association which was formed by feminists Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony...
, a women's rights newspaper published from 1868 to 1872 - The Revolution: A ManifestoThe Revolution: A ManifestoThe Revolution: A Manifesto is a New York Times #1 best seller by Republican U.S. Congressman Ron Paul. According to Paul, the book is based on written notes during his 2008 presidential campaign....
, a New York Times #1 bestseller by U.S. Congressman Ron Paul - Revolution magazineRevolution magazineRevolution is a luxury horology quarterly, first published in 2005. It has grown to become one of the most successful and influential magazines in its sector....
, a luxury horology quarterly magazine - Revolution (nursing journal, 1991-1998), a professional journal for nurses, also known as "Revolution: the journal for nurse empowerment", published from 1991 to 1998
- Revolution (nursing journal), a professional journal for nurses, also known as "Revolution: the journal for RNs and patient advocacy", published from 2000
- Revolution (novel)Revolution (novel)Revolution is a young adult historical fiction novel by Jennifer Donnelly about a girl name Andi Alpers who is struggling with drugs, thoughts of suicide, and the way her family has fallen apart after the death of her ten-year-old brother...
, a 2010 YA Historical Fiction novel by Jennifer Donnelly
Society
- Revolution (roller coaster)Revolution (roller coaster)The Revolution, formerly known as Great American Revolution and La Revolución, is a steel roller coaster manufactured by Anton Schwarzkopf of Germany and designed by Werner Stengel. The coaster is located in the Baja Ridge area of Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California...
, a roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain, California - Revolution (Blackpool roller coaster), a roller coaster at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, England
- Revolution (vodka bar), a brand of bars founded in Manchester in 1996
- Revolution LLCRevolution LLCRevolution LLC is a principal investment firm and the parent company to several companies including Revolution Places, a resort management company, Revolution Health, a personal health care network, Revolution Living, a personal wellness network, and Revolution Money, a Web 2.0 payment platform...
, a principal investment firm founded by former AOL chairman Steve Case - Revolution Pet Medicine, a flea and heartworm preventative treatment for cats and dogs
- The Revolution (radio station)The Revolution (radio station)The Revolution is an Independent Local Radio station broadcasting to the areas of Oldham, Rochdale and Tameside in Greater Manchester, England.-History:...
, a radio station broadcasting to Oldham, Rochdale and Tameside, United Kingdom
Sport
- New England RevolutionNew England RevolutionThe New England Revolution is an American professional association football club based in Foxborough, Massachusetts which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...
, a Major League soccer team - Revolution (professional wrestling)Revolution (professional wrestling)The Revolution was a professional wrestling heel stable in World Championship Wrestling led by Shane Douglas.-History:The Revolution was formed by Chris Benoit, Dean Malenko, Shane Douglas, and Perry Saturn on July 29, 1999...
, a stable in the now-defunct World Championship Wrestling professional wrestling promotion - Revolution, a ball rotation in tenpin bowling
- Revolution, nickname of a United States national Australian rules football teamUnited States national Australian rules football teamThe United States national Australian rules football team, nicknamed the Revolution represents the United States of America in the sport of Australian rules football....
- Shropshire RevolutionShropshire RevolutionThe Shropshire Revolution are a British American football team based in Telford, Shropshire, in the Midlands, England.The Team are currently members of the British American Football Association Community League....
, American football team in Shropshire, England - Revolution (cycling series)Revolution (cycling series)Revolution is a series of track cycling events held at the Manchester Velodrome in the north west of England. It is held annually, in the winter, during the track cycling season...
, a track cycling event held at the Manchester Velodrome, England
Television
- The Revolution (TV series)The Revolution (TV series)The Revolution is an upcoming ABC health and lifestyle talk show with some reality television components, as J. D. Roth, co-creator of NBC's The Biggest Loser is involved in the program....
, a show starting in January 2012 on ABC
See also
- List of revolutions and rebellions
- Revolutions (disambiguation)Revolutions (disambiguation)Revolutions are fundamental changes in power that take place in relatively short periods of time.Revolutions may also refer to:* Revolutions , a 1988 electronic album...