Geiger Explained

Geiger may refer to:

People

• Geiger (surname)
• Geiger, standard author abbreviation of Philipp Lorenz Geiger (1785–1836), German pharmacist and chemist

Places

• Geiger, Alabama, United States, a town
• Geiger, South Sudan, a border town filled with refugees
• Geiger Key, Florida, United States, an island in the Florida Keys
• Geiger (crater), a lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon
• Camp Geiger, a United States Marine Corps base
• Camp Geiger (Boy Scouts of America), a Boy Scouts camp in Missouri, United States
• Geiger Field, a World War II training base near Spokane, Washington, United States

Businesses

• Geiger (corporation), a promotional products company
• Geiger Engineering, a German aircraft engine manufacturer
• Geiger Engineers, an American structural engineering consulting firm
• Hotel Geiger, a traditional hotel complex located in Bischofswiesen, Upper Bavaria, Germany

Other uses

• Geiger counter, a device for detecting radiation
• Geiger tree (Cordia sebestena), a species of flowering plant
• Geiger, an Image Comics series by Geoff Johns
• Geiger (Marvel Comics), a minor, teenage, Marvel Comics superheroine
• USNS Geiger, a United States Navy transport ship

See also

• Giger, a surname