Geiger

Geiger can refer to:

People

Abraham Geiger (1810–1874), German reform rabbi
Arno Geiger (born 1968), Austrian writer
Hans Geiger (1882–1945), inventor of the Geiger counter and son of Wilhelm Geiger
Hermann Geiger (1914–1966), Swiss pilot
H.R. Giger (born 1940), Swiss painter, sculptor and set designer best known for his design work on the film Alien
Jacob Casson Geiger (1885–1981), American public health physician
Johann Nepomuk Geiger (1805–1880), Viennese court painter
John Geiger (1875-?), American rower
Ludwig Geiger (1848–1919), German literary historian
Matt Geiger (born 1969), American basketball player
Nikolaus Geiger (1849–1897), German sculptor and painter
Roy Geiger (1885–1947), United States Marine Corps general
Rudolf Geiger (1894–1981), German meteorologist and climatologist
Teddy Geiger (born 1988), American singer and guitarist
Theodor Geiger (1891–1952), German sociologist
Wilhelm Geiger (1856-1943), German Orientalist and father of Hans Geiger

Places

Geiger, Alabama

Other

Geiger counter, a device for detecting radiation
Geiger-Müller tube, the sensing element of the a Geiger counter
Geiger-Marsden experiment, a 1909 physics experiment
Geiger-Nuttall law, an empirical 1911 rule relating alpha decay energy to decay half-life
Geiger tree, a species of flowering plant
Geiger (corporation), a promotional products company

Translation

The word "Geiger" occurs as such in the following languages: English, Czech, German, French, Dutch.

Translation in Hebrew: גייגר.