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Tag: Google doodle
Google Doodle: Who was Sir William Ramsay
Described by many as the “greatest chemical discoverer of his time,” Ramsay became a fellow of the Royal Society in 1888, was knighted in 1902, and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1904.
Google Doodle honors American singer B.B. King on his 94th birth anniversary
Google remembered BB King through a video and it shows the iconic singer holding a guitar. Check it out!
Google Doodle honors Amrita Pritam on 100th birth anniversary
The Google Doodle dedicated to Amrita Pritam is a reference to her autobiography Kala Gulab which revealed many details of her personal life
Muthulakshmi Reddi’s Google Doodle: Know lesser known facts about country’s first woman MLA and first lady doctor
Having become the first woman MLA of the country, Muthulakshmi Reddi became an example for all. Check out lesser-known facts related to her!
Google Doodle celebrates America’s Independence Day with baseball doodle game and fireworks in search
Google Doodle commemorated the day with a backyard BBQ ball game on its search page
Google Doodle remembers late actor Amrish Puri on his 87th birth anniversary
On the 87th birth anniversary of late Indian actor Amrish Puri, Google honored a doodle to mark the day. Check it out!
Google Doodle celebrates 50 years of pride with a riot of colours
The Google Doodle to honor the 50 years of pride history is created by Nate Swinehart and it showcases the early pride activism on Christopher Street in New York City to the worldwide celebrations of today
Google Doodle celebrates Earth Day 2019
Check out Google Doodle on Earth Day
Google celebrates Anglo-Indian traveller, entrepreneur Sake Dean Mahomed with a doodle
Sake Dean Mahomed was an entrepreneur who made a name for himself by building cultural connections between India and England. A soldier in the East India Company’s Bengal Regiment, he had first settled in Ireland in 1784, in the service of captain Baker with whom he worked for many years.[Read More…]
Google celebrates ‘New Year’s Eve’ with a doodle, all set to welcome 2019
Search engine giant Google is all set to welcome 2019 with the New Year’s Eve doodle today. The doodle shows two purple elephants tossing tye balloons and devouring popcorn, the baby elephants perched on top of the Google homepage are seen playfully arranging for party decor. One of the elephants[Read More…]
Google celebrates social reformer Baba Amte’s birth anniversary with a doodle
Baba Amte Google Doodle: Baba Amte dedicated his life to serving those in need, especially those afflicted with leprosy.
Snowy Google Doodle marks winter solstice
New Delhi, A snowy Google Doodle on Friday marked the 2018 winter solstice, the shortest day of the year when the Earth is farthest from the Sun. This year it is particularly special as the upcoming December full moon, named the Cold Moon, will be visible in the night sky[Read More…]
Google Doodle celebrates the 2018 Winter Solstice
The Winter Solstice, which marks the start of the winter season, is the inspiration behind Friday’s Google Doodle. Today you can find the sun at its lowest position throughout the Northern Hemisphere sky. People around the world have celebrated this astronomical milestone for centuries. The Winter Solstice doodle features an animated[Read More…]
Google Doodle tells why you shouldn’t miss Thursday’s meteor showers
New Delhi: After 9 p.m. on Thursday, you should be able to watch the best Geminid meteor showers to Earth ever and Google has made a Doodle just to make you aware of what a celestial show you could miss if you do not look up at the sky at[Read More…]
Google Doodle celebrates Geminid Meteor Shower 2018
The Geminid Meteor Shower 2018 is considered one of the most spectacular celestial shows in this year. The scientists say that it will emit bands of light across the sky and due to this phenomenon, it is called the Geminid. Google doodle celebrates the special moments (it will have its[Read More…]
Google Doodle celebrates Bangladeshi filmmaker Tareque Masud’s birthday
Google celebrates 62nd birthday of the late Bangladeshi filmmaker, Tareque Masud with a Doodle. The first Bangladeshi director to participate in the Oscars or to be honored at Cannes, Tareque Masud was a driving force within his country’s independent film movement. Masud and his wife Catherine, would visit remote villages all[Read More…]
Arecibo Message: Google Doodle celebrates humanity’s first message into space
New Delhi: In 1974, scientists sent humankind’s first, three-minute long interstellar radio message – the Arecibo Message – and 44 years later, Google on Friday celebrated the feat with a Doodle. The Arecibo message is a 1974 interstellar radio message carrying basic information about humanity and Earth sent to globular[Read More…]
Google doodle celebrates 44th anniversary of the Arecibo Message
Forty-four years ago today, a group of scientists gathered at the Arecibo Observatory amidst the tropical forests of Puerto Rico to humankind’s first attempt at communication with intelligent life beyond our own planet. On November 16, 1974, scientists Frank Drake and Carl Sagan, among others, sent a message from the Arecibo radio telescope, located[Read More…]
Google remembers engineer Elisa Leonida Zamfirescu with a doodle
New Delhi: Google on Saturday dedicated a Doodle in honour of Elisa Leonida Zamfirescu who fought gender barriers to become one of the first woman engineers in the world. Born in the Romanian port city of Galati on November 10, 1887, Zamfirescu passed school with high marks from the Central[Read More…]
Google celebrates professor who foresaw Internet’s impact with a doodle
New Delhi: Google on Monday honoured Greek professor and computer scientist Michael Dertouzos’s 82nd birth anniversary with a doodle. Dertouzos foresaw how the Internet would impact everyday lives. He predicted the popularity of personal computers and helped to maximise their potential as director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT)[Read More…]
Google celebrates tabla maestro Lachhu Maharaj with a Doodle
New Delhi: Google on Tuesday celebrated eminent tabla player from the Banaras gharana Pandit Lachhu Maharaj’s 74th birth anniversary with a simple string doodle. The doodle showed Lachhu Maharaj drawn in primary colours of blue, red, yellow and green. He is seen playing the tabla for his audience, with a[Read More…]
Google Doodle remembers tabla maestro Pandit Lachhu Maharaj on his birth anniversary
Google Doodle remembers Tabla maestro Pt Lachhu Maharaj, one of the finest but little-known musicians of the Banaras Gharana on his birth anniversary. The doodle showed Lachhu Maharaj drawn in primary colours of blue, red, yellow and green. He is seen playing the tabla for his audience, with a grin on his[Read More…]
Happy 20th! Ever wondered why the search giant called Google?
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is well versed of them all? Google! Comes the answer. The search engine giant, Google turns 20 this year. Devoted to its journey of twenty-long years, Google Doodle celebrates with one of its finest videos. But, did you ever wonder, why this widely read,[Read More…]
Google birthday: A doodle to celebrate 20 years of the search engine
Name an important day and Google has a doodle for it. Google has been celebrating birthdays and other important days of countries around the globe. Now it is the search giant’s own turn as it turns 20, the doodle brings us a cute video dedicated to its evolution. 20-years back[Read More…]