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Vicki McClure Davidson | April 24, 2012

  Born on April 24, 1880, Swedish engineer Otto Fredrik Gideon Sundback worked on the concept of a “Separable Fastener” during the early days of the 20th century, making him one of the fathers of the modern-day zipper. On Google’s homepage today, an interactive zipper pays homage to what would have been Sundback’s 132nd birthday. [...]

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Vicki McClure Davidson | April 21, 2012

Lovely garden doodle on Google’s homepage pays tribute to Earth Day — the top graphic with “Google” spelled out with green, leafy plants is displayed. Once the doodle is displayed, the graphic (shown below) with blooming flowers slowly replaces it:   Clicking the doodle will bring you to a page with Earth Day events and [...]

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Vicki McClure Davidson | April 9, 2012

  British photographer Eadweard J. Muybridge revolutionized photography of animal locomotion. Honoring what would have been his 182nd birthday (he was born April 9, 1830), search engine giant Google has an awesome animation on its homepage today in tribute to Muybridge’s work, that of riders on galloping horses. He was the first, in 1878, to [...]

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