This chance encounter was the happy surprise that started it all.” Of all the students on campus, Google’s other co-founder, Sergey Brin, was randomly assigned to show Page around. “In 1997, one of Google’s co-founders, Larry Page, had just arrived at Stanford University to pursue his P.h.D in computer science. In fact, we wouldn’t be here without them,” Google says. “They say life is full of surprises, and Google’s history is chock-full of them. Google has been celebrating its 19th birthday throughout the year. We also have a few details on each game to help you decide the one you want to check out. We have compiled links to all 19 surprises, in case you can’t get the spinner to bring up the one you are looking for. The popular “Cricket Game,” the new “Snake” game and a “Pony Express” game are among those that could pop up. The Doodle on the Google homepage features a “Surprise Spinner” that randomly selects one of the 19 surprises. Named for the number “googol” (a 1 followed by one hundred zeroes), Google inches closer to its namesake each year, currently serving more than 4.5 billion users in 160 countries speaking 123 languages worldwide.Google is celebrating its 19th birthday with a Doodle that features 19 “surprises,” ranging from games to quizzes and interactive music lessons. The two hunkered down in a garage - Google’s first office - and got to work.īillions of searches later, perhaps the happiest happenstance has been how Google has grown throughout the past 19 years. This chance encounter was the happy surprise that started it all.įrom there, the two came together with a common goal in mind: to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful, a mantra that would go on to become Google’s mission statement. In 1997, one of Google’s co-founders, Larry Page, had just arrived at Stanford University to pursue his P.h.D in computer science. In fact, we wouldn’t be here without them.
They say life is full of surprises, and Google’s history is chock-full of them.
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