Stark
Encyclopedia
Places
United States- Stark, KansasStark, KansasStark is a city in Neosho County, Kansas, United States. The population was 106 at the 2000 census.- History :The Stark High School building was used from 1929 to 1987 until the school district was fully consolidated with another...
, in Neosho County - Stark, New HampshireStark, New HampshireStark is a town in Coos County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 556 at the 2010 census. It has a famous covered bridge. The town includes the villages of Percy and Crystal as well as the village of Stark, located on the Upper Ammonoosuc River. New Hampshire Route 110 runs through...
, in Coos County - Stark, New YorkStark, New YorkStark is a town in Herkimer County, New York, United States. The population was 767 at the 2000 census. The town was named after a Revolutionary War General named John Stark.The Town of Stark is in the eastern part of Herkimer County.- History :...
, in Herkimer County - Stark, West VirginiaStark, West VirginiaStark is an unincorporated community in Boone County, West Virginia, United States. Stark is south-southeast of Madison....
- Stark, WisconsinStark, WisconsinStark is a town in Vernon County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 349 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Tunnelville is located partially in the town.-Geography:...
, in Vernon County - Stark County, IllinoisStark County, IllinoisStark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 5,994, which is a decrease of 5.3% from 6,332 in 2000...
- Stark County, North DakotaStark County, North Dakota-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 22,636 people, 8,932 households, and 5,877 families residing in the county. The population density was 17 people per square mile . There were 9,722 housing units at an average density of 7 per square mile...
- Stark County, OhioStark County, OhioStark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 375,586. It is included in the Canton-Massillon, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area....
- Stark Township, MinnesotaStark Township, MinnesotaStark Township is a township in Brown County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 384 as of the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.1 square miles , of which 35.6 square miles is land and 0.5 square miles ...
, in Brown County - Stark City, MissouriStark City, MissouriStark City is a village in Newton County, Missouri, United States. The population was 139 at the 2010 census, at which time it was a town. It is part of the Joplin, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area....
, in Newton County - Starke, FloridaStarke, FloridaStarke is a city in Bradford County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,593 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 5,769 ....
, in Bradford County - Starke County, IndianaStarke County, IndianaStarke County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 23,363. The county seat is Knox.-History:Starke County was created in 1835 and organized in 1850. It was named for Gen...
Science and technology
- Stark (crater)Stark (crater)Stark is a lunar crater on the far side of the Moon. It lies to the southeast of the prominent crater Tsiolkovskiy, and north of Subbotin.This is a heavily eroded crater with a jumbled outer rim and uneven interior. The pair of slightly smaller satellite craters Stark Y and Stark V are attached to...
, on the moon - Stark effectStark effectThe Stark effect is the shifting and splitting of spectral lines of atoms and molecules due to presence of an external static electric field. The amount of splitting and or shifting is called the Stark splitting or Stark shift. In general one distinguishes first- and second-order Stark effects...
, optical phenomenon in physics - Stark–Heegner theoremStark–Heegner theoremIn number theory, a branch of mathematics, the Stark–Heegner theorem states precisely which quadratic imaginary number fields admit unique factorisation in their ring of integers...
, in algebra - Stark spectroscopyStark spectroscopyStark spectroscopy is a form of spectroscopy based on the Stark effect. In brief, this technique makes use of the Stark effect either to reveal information about the physiochemical or physical properties of a sample using a well-characterized electric field or to reveal information about an...
- Stark's inkStark's inkStark's ink is one of a number of types of homemade inks whose recipes were widely available in the 19th century. People often made their own ink beforecommercially available ink was inexpensive and easily obtainable.The origin of the name is unknown....
- USS Stark (FFG-31)USS Stark (FFG-31)USS Stark , 23rd ship of the Oliver Hazard Perry class of guided-missile frigates, was named for Admiral Harold Rainsford Stark ....
, a former guided-missile frigate
Fictional
- Stark (language), a language in Ender's Game
- The Stark Hyperspace War, a conflict described in Star WarsStar WarsStar Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year...
- Stark (The Longest Journey), one of the twin worlds in The Longest Journey
- Stark (novel)Stark (novel)Stark is a 1989 novel by comedian Ben Elton. It was commercially and critically successful in the United Kingdom and Australia. It was Elton's first novel, and launched his writing career...
, by Ben Elton - Stark (TV miniseries)Stark (TV miniseries)Stark is a 1993 British-Australian television miniseries, based on the bestselling novel Stark by comedian Ben Elton. The three-episode series, directed by Nadia Tass, was an international coproduction between the British Broadcasting Corporation and the Australian Broadcasting...
, based on the Ben Elton novel - Eric John StarkEric John StarkErik John Stark is a character created by science fiction author Leigh Brackett. Stark is the hero of a series of pulp adventures set in a time when the Solar System has been colonized...
, a character by Leigh Brackett - House Stark, a fictional noble family in A Song of Ice and Fire
- Stark (Farscape), a character in Farscape
- Tony Stark, the secret identity of the Marvel Comic's superhero Iron Man
- Nathan Stark, a character in the Eureka universe
- Stark (Bleach), a character in Bleach media
- Willie Stark, an opera by Carlisle Floyd to his own libretto premiered in 1981
- Willie Stark (character), a character in All the King's Men
- George Stark, a character in The Dark HalfThe Dark HalfThe Dark Half is a horror novel by Stephen King, published in 1989. Publishers Weekly listed The Dark Half as the second best-selling book of 1989 behind Tom Clancy's Clear and Present Danger. It was adapted into a feature film of the same name in 1993.Stephen King wrote several books under a...
- Deputy District Attorney Sebastian Stark, the main character in SharkShark (TV series)Shark is an American legal drama created by Ian Biederman that originally aired on CBS from September 21, 2006 to May 20, 2008. The series stars James Woods.-Synopsis:...
- Richard Stark, a character created by Donald E. Westlake
- Howard StarkHoward StarkHoward Stark is a fictional person in the . He is the father of Tony Stark and the founder of Stark Industries. His name came from Howard Hughes, whom he was named after. -Biography:...
, a character in "Captain America", premiered in 2011 - StarkStark-Places:United States*Stark, Kansas, in Neosho County*Stark, New Hampshire, in Coos County*Stark, New York, in Herkimer County*Stark, West Virginia*Stark, Wisconsin, in Vernon County*Stark County, Illinois*Stark County, North Dakota*Stark County, Ohio...
, a character in Only Forward, the debut novel from Michael Marshall Smith in 1994
Other uses
- Starke prison
- Stark Museum of ArtStark Museum of ArtThe Stark Museum of Art, in Orange, Texas, houses one of the nation’s most significant collections of American Western art. The Western Art collection conveys the artistic interpretation of the western region over two centuries....
- Stark Brothers Nurseries
- Stark LawStark LawStark law, actually three separate provisions, governs physician self-referral for Medicare and Medicaid patients. The law is named for United States Congressman Pete Stark, who sponsored the initial bill.- Physician self-referral :...
- Stark Marketing
- Stark Industries (from Iron Man)
See also
- Starck (disambiguation)
- Starks (disambiguation)
- StarklandStarklandStarkland is an independent record label based in Boulder, Colorado that specializes in alternative classical music. It was founded in 1991 by Thomas Steenland....
, a record label