People absolutely love Google Doodles and today Google has went way over the top to pay respect to Bob Moog, the man who is credited for revolutionizing modern day music. He invented the first electrical music device, he named the Moog Synthesizer. The Moog Synthesizer was first introduced at the Audio Engineering Society convention in […]
Google announced on their Google+ page that they have revamped the Google Doodles page. Google Doodles is what Google calls their special logos that they put up for special holidays or to remember special people from our history. The new Doodle page has a quick search box at the top, making it easy to search […]
Today is the 84th birthday of Robert Noyce, “the Mayor of Silicon Valley.” To celebrate his birthday, about 21 years after his passing, Google has a logo for one of the inventors of the microchip, also known as integrated circuit — Robert Noyce. Robert Noyce founded Fairchild Semiconductor in 1957 and Intel in 1968, two […]
Google worldwide has a special logo for artist, Diego Rivera. Diego Rivera was born 125 years ago today in Mexico and died 70 years later on November 24, 1957. He is most well known for his mural paintings found in San Francisco, Detroit, New York City, Mexico City, Chapingo, and Cuernavaca. The Google logo shows […]
Today would have been Art Clokey’s 90th birthday, and to celebrate the man who invented Gumby, Google has a special interactive Gumby Logo. The logo has many of the characters from Gumby, including Pokey, the lovable horse. Clicking on the colorful balls makes the play dough figures come to life, bringing out the essence of […]
Today, Google is honoring the 118th birthday of Albert Szent-Gyorgyi, the man who is credited with discovering vitamin C. He was born on Sept. 16, 1893, in Budapest, Austria-Hungary, and won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1937 for discovering vitamin C and the components and reactions of the citric acid cycle. He […]
Today on most Google properties you will see a special logo, video logo, for Freddie Mercury’s 65th birthday. Freddie Mercury is most well known as the lead vocalist for the popular band, Queen. He was born today in 1946 and died from bronchopneumonia brought on by AIDS on November 24, 1991. The logo is seen […]
Today on Google’s home page is a special logo for Jorge Luis Borges. His birthday was today 112 years ago. He is most well known for his books named Ficciones in 1944 and The Aleph in 1949. The books are in the genre of science fiction and in the genre of “magic realism.” As you […]
Google is celebrating the life of Pierre de Fermat, born 410 years ago today in 1601 Beaumont-de-Lomagne, France. He lived for 63 years, dying on January 12, 1665 in France. He was a lawyer but most well-known for his breakthroughs in math. Pierre is most well known for the Fermat’s Last Theorem, which states that […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google+ Poised To Become Number Two Network In 12 Months According To Survey A Bloomberg-YouGov survey of 1,003 online adults found that Google+ is on a trajectory to surpass other social […]
If she were alive, it would be the 100th birthday of comedian Lucille Ball. For that anniversary, Google’s done a special logo, in the shape of a television and which plays several clips from classic “I Love Lucy” episodes. By default, Google’s own name appears in the familiar “I Love Lucy” opening heart and script. […]