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Becker muscular dystrophy

Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD), also called Becker's dystrophy or benign pseudohypertrophic muscular dystrophy, is an X-linked dystrophinopathy from in-frame DMD gene deletions causing reduced, partially functional dystrophin; milder and slower than Duchenne, with variable onset, cardiac involvement, and no FDA-approved BMD-specific therapy.

Becker nevus syndrome

Becker nevus syndrome (BNS), a rare epidermal nevus syndrome named by Happle and Koopman in 1997, combines a Becker nevus with ipsilateral breast hypoplasia, muscle, or skeletal defects, caused by postzygotic ACTB mutations.

Becker nozzle process

The Becker nozzle process, also called the separation nozzle process, is an aerodynamic method for enriching uranium in uranium-235, invented by Erwin Willy Becker in 1955.

Becket (1964 film)

Becket (1964) is Peter Glenville's historical drama adapted from Jean Anouilh's play, starring Richard Burton as Thomas Becket and Peter O'Toole as Henry II; 12 Oscar nominations, one win for Edward Anhalt's screenplay.

Beckett (film)

Beckett (2021) is a Netflix political thriller directed by Ferdinando Cito Filomarino, starring John David Washington as an American tourist hunted across Greece after a car accident kills his girlfriend (Alicia Vikander). First Netflix film shot entirely in Greece; opened the 74th Locarno Film Festival.

Beckett Sennecke

Beckett Sennecke (born 2006) is a Canadian ice hockey right wing for the Anaheim Ducks, who selected him third overall in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft.

Beckham (TV series)

Beckham is a 2023 Netflix four-part documentary series on footballer David Beckham, directed by Fisher Stevens for Studio 99 and Ventureland, released October 2023, Emmy-nominated, known for the viral Rolls-Royce 'working class' moment.

Beckhoff Automation

Beckhoff Automation is a German manufacturer of PC-based automation technology headquartered in Verl, founded by Hans Beckhoff in 1980, known for TwinCAT software and the EtherCAT fieldbus it invented and standardized.

Beckhoff TwinCAT

Beckhoff TwinCAT is an automation software suite from Beckhoff of Verl, Germany, launched in 1996, that turns a compatible PC into a hard real-time controller.

Becki Newton

Becki Newton (born 1978, New Haven, Connecticut) is an American actress known as Amanda Tanen on Ugly Betty (2006-2010), Quinn on How I Met Your Mother, and Lorna Crane on Netflix's The Lincoln Lawyer.

Beckie Scott

Beckie Scott (Rebecca Scott-Wadsworth, born 1974) is a Canadian cross-country skier, first North American woman to win Olympic cross-country gold (Salt Lake City 2002, upgraded after doping disqualifications), silver in 2006, later WADA Athlete Committee chair and Spirit North founder.

Beckinghausen

Beckinghausen (Römerlager Beckinghausen, Uferkastell Beckinghausen) is a Roman riverside supply fort at Lünen on the Lippe, Germany, built about 11 BC to provision the Oberaden legionary fortress; 1.6 ha, three ditches, excavated 1911–1914 and 1995–1998.

Beckjord Generating Station

The Beckjord Generating Station, also called the Walter C. Beckjord Generating Station, was a coal-fired power plant in New Richmond, Ohio, retired by Duke Energy between 2012 and 2014.

Beckley, West Virginia

Beckley, West Virginia: county seat of Raleigh County, founded 1838 by Alfred Beckley, coal-boom commercial hub at I-64/I-77; 17,286 residents in 2020, home of WVU Tech and the Exhibition Coal Mine.

Beckman Biomek

Beckman Biomek is a family of automated liquid-handling workstations from Beckman Coulter, first introduced in 1986 and used for pipetting, dispensing, and mixing in lab workflows.

Sep 19, 2026

Beckman Coulter

Beckman Coulter, formerly Beckman Instruments, is a clinical diagnostics and life science instruments company founded by Arnold Beckman in 1935 and owned by Danaher since 2011.

Sep 24, 2026

Beckman revolt

The Beckman revolt (Revolta de Beckman) was a 1684 uprising in Maranhão, northern Brazil, led by Manuel Beckman against the Jesuits and the estanco trade monopoly.

Beckmann rearrangement

The Beckmann rearrangement is the acid-catalyzed conversion of an oxime to an amide, first reported by Ernst Otto Beckmann in 1886 and stereospecific in the migrating group.

Beckton

Beckton, East London district in Newham, named after Simon Adams Beck of the Gas Light and Coke Company; home of Europe's largest gasworks (1870-1969), Beckton DLR station, and the Beckton Parks Masterplan.

Beckwith–Wiedemann syndrome

Beckwith–Wiedemann syndrome (BWS, OMIM #130650), also called Beckwith–Wiedemann spectrum (BWSp), is an 11p15.5 imprinting disorder causing overgrowth, macroglossia, neonatal hypoglycemia, and embryonal tumor risk that varies by molecular subgroup, from 2.6% (IC2) to 28% (IC1).

Becky (2020 film)

Becky (2020) is an American action-thriller, also known simply as Becky, directed by Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion. Lulu Wilson's grieving teen fights neo-Nazi escapees led by Kevin James at a lake house; Tribeca premiere, June 2020 Quiver release.

Becky (film series)

Becky film series: American action-thriller franchise of Becky (2020) and The Wrath of Becky (2023), starring Lulu Wilson as teenage vigilante Becky Hooper fighting neo-Nazi and white-nationalist home invaders.

Becky (slang)

Becky is slang for a white woman stereotyped as privileged, 'basic', or obliviously racist; popularized by Sir Mix-a-Lot's 1992 'Baby Got Back', amplified by Beyoncé's 2016 'Sorry' and 'BBQ Becky' memes.

Becky Ann Baker

Becky Ann Baker (née Gelke), American character actress born 1953 in Fort Knox, Kentucky; known as Jean Weir on Freaks and Geeks and Loreen Horvath on Girls, with two Emmy nominations and a Broadway career including The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.

Becky Armstrong

Becky Armstrong (Rebecca Patricia Armstrong; Thai: รีเบคก้า แพทรีเซีย อาร์มสตรอง), Thai-British actress, singer and model born 2002 in Bangkok. Broke out in Gap: The Series (2022); leads Netflix's Girl From Nowhere: The Reset; CAA, Chanel, Tod's; founder of Becky Entertainment.

Becky Dyroen Lancer

Becky Dyroen Lancer (born 1971) is an American synchronized swimmer who won team gold at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and was unbeaten in FINA competition from 1993 to 1997.

Becky G

Becky G (Rebbeca Marie Gomez, born 1997, Inglewood, California) is a Mexican-American singer and actress known for "Shower," "Mayores," "Sin Pijama," and "MAMIII," her regional Mexican albums Esquinas and Encuentros, and over 28 billion career streams.