Pierce may refer to:
Places
Canada
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Pierce Range
The Pierce Range is a small very steep-sided mountain range on central Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Paci ...
, a mountain range on Vancouver Island, British Columbia
United States
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Pierce, Colorado
Pierce is a Colorado municipalities#Statutory town, Statutory Town in Weld County, Colorado, Weld County, Colorado, United States. The population was 834 at the United States Census, 2010, 2010 census. The town is a rural agriculture, agricultura ...
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Pierce, Idaho
Pierce is a city in the northwest United States, located in Clearwater County, Idaho. The population was 508 at the 2010 census, down from 617 in 2000.
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Pierce, Illinois
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Pierce, Kentucky
Pierce is an unincorporated community in Green County, Kentucky, United States. It lies along Route 218 southwest of the city of Greensburg, the county seat of Green County. Its elevation is 801 feet (244 m)., Geographic Names Infor ...
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Pierce, Nebraska
Pierce is a city in and county seat of Pierce County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,767 at the 2010 census.
History
Pierce was platted in 1871, and a courthouse was erected that same year. Like Pierce County, the name honors Pr ...
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Pierce, Texas
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Pierce, West Virginia
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Pierce, Wisconsin
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Mount Pierce (New Hampshire), a peak in the White Mountains
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Pierce County (disambiguation), several places
Organizations
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Pierce Biotechnology, an American biotechnology company focused on protein biology
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Pierce Manufacturing
Pierce Manufacturing is a U.S. company based in Appleton, Wisconsin that manufactures customized fire and rescue apparatus and a wholly owned subsidiary of Oshkosh Corporation. Pierce was acquired by Oshkosh in 1996 and is currently the lar ...
, an American manufacturer of fire trucks
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Franklin Pierce Law Center
The University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law is a public law school in Concord, New Hampshire, associated with the University of New Hampshire. It is the only law school in the state and was founded in 1973 by Robert H. Rines a ...
, a law school in Concord, New Hampshire
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Franklin Pierce University
Franklin Pierce University is a private university in Rindge, New Hampshire. It was founded as Franklin Pierce College in 1962, combining a liberal arts foundation with coursework for professional preparation.
The school gained university stat ...
, a liberal arts college in Rindge, New Hampshire
People
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Pierce (given name) Pierce is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
* Pierce A'Court-Ashe (1707–1768), British politician
* Pierce Askegren (1955–2006), American author
* Pierce M. Barron (1830–1887), American political figure
* Pierce Bird (bo ...
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Pierce (surname)
Pierce is an English, Welsh, and Irish surname. The name is a cognate of French ''Pierre'' ('Peter'). Notable people with that surname include:
Disambiguation pages
* Andrew Pierce (disambiguation), several people
*Benjamin Pierce (disambiguatio ...
Other uses
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Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Company
The Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Company was an American motor vehicle manufacturer based in Buffalo, New York, which was active from 1901 to 1938. Although best known for its expensive luxury cars, Pierce-Arrow also manufactured commercial trucks ...
* Pierce Washington, one of the main characters of ''
Saints Row 2'' and ''
Saints Row: The Third''
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Pierce oscillator
The Pierce oscillator is a type of electronic oscillator particularly well-suited for use in piezoelectric crystal oscillator circuits. Named for its inventor, George W. Pierce (1872–1956), the Pierce oscillator is a derivative of the Colpitts ...
, an electronic oscillator
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Pierce's disease
''Xylella fastidiosa'' is an aerobic, Gram-negative bacterium of the genus ''Xylella''. It is a plant pathogen, that grows in the water transport tissues of plants (xylem vessels) and is transmitted exclusively by xylem sap-feeding insects such a ...
, a grape disease
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Pierce Protein Assay
The Pierce Protein Assay is a method of protein quantification. It provides quick estimation of the protein amount in a given sample.
Protocol
The assay is separated into three main parts:
preparation of the Diluted Albumin (BSA) Standards,
pre ...
, a method of quantification of protein in biology
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Pierce v. Society of Sisters
''Pierce v. Society of Sisters'', 268 U.S. 510 (1925), was an early 20th-century United States Supreme Court decision striking down an Oregon statute that required all children to attend public school. The decision significantly expanded coverage ...
,'' a 1925 United States Supreme Court case
See also
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Piercing
Body piercing, which is a form of body modification, is the practice of puncturing or cutting a part of the human body, creating an opening in which jewelry may be worn, or where an implant could be inserted. The word ''piercing'' can refer to ...
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Piers Ploughman
''Piers Plowman'' (written 1370–86; possibly ) or ''Visio Willelmi de Petro Ploughman'' (''William's Vision of Piers Plowman'') is a Middle English allegorical narrative poem by William Langland. It is written in un-rhymed, alliterative ...
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Peirce (disambiguation) Peirce may refer to:
Schools
* Peirce College, Philadelphia, formerly known as Peirce College of Business, Peirce Junior College and Peirce School of Business Administration
* Peirce School (also known as Old Peirce School), West Newton, Massachus ...
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Pierse Pierse is both a surname and a given name. The name originated from the Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain during the late Middle Ages, meaning "son of Peter". Notable people with the surname or given name include:
Surname
* Annamay Pierse (born 1983), ...
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