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Thomas Edison’s 164th Birthday Doodle!
Feb 11th
Happy Birthday Thomas Edison! The genius American inventor Thomas Alva Edison’ 164th birthday is celebrated by Google with a doodle featuring some of his best inventions.
The latest Thomas Edison Google doodle continues Google’s tradition to commemorate events of cultural, regional, and scientific importance. The Google doodle on February 11, 2011 portrays some of the wonderful inventions of the scientist such as the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and a practical electric light bulb. This is the second birthday doodle by Google after Jules Verne early this week. More >
Jules Verne 183rd Birthday!
Feb 8th
Google is honoring Jules Verne by creating a doodle on the 183rd birthday of the legendary writer! The doodle is made to appear like portholes in a submarine. The 3D-view looks out into an artistic interpretation of the ocean, with fish and plants of varying colors. A switch to the right allows users to adjust the view up or down, left or right, to see all the underwater marvels, including a pair of deep sea divers.
Jules Verne was born in France on Feb. 8, 1828. His first book was “Five Weeks in a Balloon,” which was published in 1863. More >