Lux (disambiguation)

Lux (Latin, 'light') is the SI derived unit of illuminance, which measures the perceived intensity of light. LUX is a gene involved in the circadian rhythms of Arabidopsis thaliana.

Lux or LUX may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment edit

Lux (Brian Eno album), 2012
Lux (Gemini Syndrome album), 2013
Lux (video game), 2002
Lux, King of Criminals, a 1929 German silent film
LUX Magazine, a fashion magazine by PennWell
Lux Prize, a European Parliament film prize
Lux Radio Theatre, a former American long-running radio anthology series
Lux Style Awards, a Pakistani entertainment industry awards ceremony
Life Unexpected, an American TV series also known as Lux

In fiction edit

Lux the Poet, a novel by Martin Millar
Lux Cassidy, protagonist in the American TV drama Life Unexpected
Lux, character in the novel and film The Virgin Suicides
Lux Arcadia, character in the light novel series Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle
Lux, Jayne Cobb's gun in the sci-fi TV series Firefly
Lux, resources in the video game Kingdom Hearts χ
Lux, champion in the video game League of Legends
Lux, nightclub in the urban fantasy TV series Lucifer

Businesses and organisations edit

LUX (British film company), for the promotion of experimental film
Lux Capital, an American venture capital firm
Lux Film, an Italian film company
Lux Industries, an Indian underwear company
Lux Products, a thermostat brand of Johnson Controls Inc.
LUX* Resorts & Hotels, a hotel operator based in Mauritius
Lux (soap), a global brand developed by Unilever
Lux, Italian stock exchange ticker for Luxottica, an Italian eyewear conglomerate

People edit

Adam Lux (1765–1793), German revolutionary
Danny Lux (born 1969), American composer
Gavin Lux (born 1997), American baseball player
Germán Lux (born 1982), Argentine association footballer
Gwen Lux (1908–1987), American sculptor
Josef Lux (1956–1999), Czech politician
Kazimierz Lux (1780–1846), Polish soldier and pirate
Loretta Lux (born 1969), German photographer
Lucien Lux (born 1956), Luxembourgian politician
Lux Interior (Erick Lee Purkhiser, 1946–2009), American singer
Lux Pascal, American-born Chilean actor and activist
Mike Lux (born 1960), American political consultant
Olivia Lux (born 1994), American drag queen
Thomas Lux (1946–2017), American poet
Vitalij Lux (born 1989), Kyrgyzstani-German footballer
Matthew David Graham, online pseudonym Lux, child pornographer

Places edit

Lux, Côte-d'Or, France
Lux, Haute-Garonne, France
Lux, Saône-et-Loire, France
Luxembourg, a country in western Europe

Science and technology edit

Conway's LUX method for magic squares, an algorithm for creating magic squares
Large Underground Xenon experiment, formerly at the Sanford Underground Research Facility, U.S.
Lux operon, which controls bioluminescence in luminescent bacteria

Transportation edit

Dudek Lux, a Polish paraglider design
Lux (Lyft), a level of service from ridesharing company Lyft
Lux, Nevada, train station, U.S.
LUX, a series of cars by VinFast
LUX, the IATA code for Luxembourg Airport, the principal airport of Luxembourg
LUX, the National Rail code for Luxulyan railway station, Cornwall, Uk

Other uses edit

Lux, a Danish barley variety
Lux, German for lynx