Critical mass (disambiguation)

Critical mass is the amount of fissile material needed to sustain fission.

Critical mass may also refer to:

Film and television

• Critical Mass (anime), a subdivision of the video publisher and distributor Right Stuf Inc.
• Critical Mass (film), a 2000 film starring Treat Williams and Lori Loughlin
• "Critical Mass" (Stargate Atlantis), an episode of Stargate Atlantis

Gaming

• Critical Mass (1985 video game) or Power!, a computer game by Durell Software
• Critical Mass (1982 video game), an adventure game by Sirius Software
• Critical Mass, a set of collectible miniature game figures by HeroClix

Literature

• Critical Mass (book), a 2004 book by Philip Ball
• "Critical Mass" (short story), a 1962 story by Frederik Pohl and Cyril M. Kornbluth
• Critical Masses: Opposition to Nuclear Power in California, 1958-1978, a 1998 book by Thomas Wellock

Music

• Critical Mass (American band), a ska band formed in 1992
• Critical Mass (Canadian band), a Catholic rock band formed in 1997
• Critical Mass (Dave Holland album), 2006
• Critical Mass (Threshold album), 2002
• "Critical Mass", a song by Aerosmith from Draw the Line
• "Critical Mass", a song by Nuclear Assault from Handle with Care

Organizations

• Critical Mass (cycling), a series of worldwide cycling events
• Critical Mass (pressure group), a UK political pressure group
• Critical Mass Energy Project, an anti-nuclear umbrella group founded by Ralph Nader
• Critical Mass, a co-working center sponsored by the New England Venture Capital Association

Science and technology

• Critical mass (sociodynamics), a stage in social-system innovation
• Critical mass (software engineering), a stage in the product life cycle of software