Moebius facts for kids

Moebius, Mœbius, or Möbius is a name that can refer to many different things! It's often linked to a famous German mathematician, but it's also used for characters in comics and games, and even for a special shape in math.

People Named Moebius

Many interesting people have had the name Möbius or a similar spelling. Here are a few:

• August Ferdinand Möbius (1790–1868): He was a German mathematician and astronomer. He is most famous for discovering the Möbius strip, a very cool and unusual shape!
• Karl Möbius (1825–1908): A German zoologist and ecologist. He studied animals and their environments.
• Paul Julius Möbius (1853–1907): A German neurologist, who studied the brain and nervous system.
• Dieter Moebius (1944–2015): A German and Swiss musician.
• Mark Mobius (born 1936): He is known for being a pioneer in investing in developing countries.
• Jean Giraud (1938–2012): A French comics artist who used the pen name Mœbius. He created many famous comic books.

Fictional Characters

The name Mobius or Moebius also appears in many stories and games:

• Mobius M. Mobius: A character from Marvel Comics.
• Mobius: Also known as the Anti-Monitor, a supervillain in DC Comics.
• Moebius: The main bad guys in the game Xenoblade Chronicles 3.
• Mobius, or Dr. Ignato Mobius: A character in the Command & Conquer video game series.
• Moebius the Timestreamer: A character in the Legacy of Kain game series.
• Mobius 1: The call sign for the main hero in the game Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies.
• Moebius Foundation: A group in Starcraft II, a popular strategy game.
• Mobius: The main villain in the Old World Blues expansion for Fallout: New Vegas.
• Mobius: The main bad organization from The Evil Within horror game series.
• Mobius: A character from the game Honkai Impact 3rd.

Mathematics

The name Möbius is very important in mathematics, especially because of the Möbius strip.

• Möbius strip: This is a fascinating object that has only one surface and one edge! You can make one by taking a strip of paper, giving one end a half-twist, and then joining the ends together. If you trace a line along the middle of the strip, you'll find yourself back where you started without lifting your pen, having covered both "sides" of the original paper strip.

• Möbius function: This is a special function used in number theory, which is a branch of mathematics that studies numbers.
• Möbius transformation: A type of mathematical function used in geometry and complex analysis.
• Möbius ladder: A special type of graph in graph theory, which is about connections between points.

Video Games

Several video games have used the name Moebius or Mobius:

• Moebius: The Orb of Celestial Harmony (1985)
• Moebius: Empire Rising (2014)
• Mobius Final Fantasy (2015)

Companies

• Mobius Digital: The company that made the popular game Outer Wilds.
• Rockstar Leeds: This game company was once known as Möbius Entertainment.

Music

• Mobius Band: An American electronic rock music group.
• Mobius (album): A music album from 1975 by pianist Cedar Walton.
• "The Moebius": A song by the band Orbital on their 1991 album.

Science and Technology

• Möbius (crater): This is a crater on the Moon, named after August Ferdinand Möbius.
• Mobius Science Center: A science museum that is planned to be built in Spokane, Washington, in the United States.
• Möbius syndrome: This is a very rare condition that people are born with. It mainly affects the muscles that control facial expressions and eye movements, making it hard for people to smile or move their eyes from side to side.
• Möbius resistor: A special type of electronic component.

Television and Film

• "Moebius" (Stargate SG-1): A two-part episode from the science fiction TV show Stargate SG-1 that aired in 2005.
• Silent Möbius: A series of Japanese manga comics, anime shows, and films that started in 1991.
• Ultraman Mebius: A Japanese television series about a superhero.
• Moebius (1996 film): A movie from Argentina made in 1996.
• Moebius (2013 film): A South Korean film from 2013.
• Möbius (film): A Russian-French film from 2013 starring Jean Dujardin.

Other Uses

• Mobius Artists Group: An international group of artists who create experimental art.
• Mobius: An Earth-like planet that is the setting for some early stories and adaptations of Sonic the Hedgehog.
• Mobius Loop roller coaster: A type of roller coaster ride.
• Moebius Models: A company that makes plastic models.
• Mobius Motors: A car manufacturing company located in Kenya.
• Moebius Syndrome Foundation: A charity that helps people with Mobius syndrome and raises awareness about the condition.
• Moebius: A gang in the Japanese manga series Tokyo Revengers.

See also

In Spanish: Moebius para niños

• Morbius (disambiguation)