Google is celebrating its 25th birthday today, September 27. As the American multinational technology company achieves this significant milestone, it’s worth delving into its humble beginnings.
As per information provided on Google’s website, Sergey Brin and Larry Page first met at Stanford University in January 1997. This meeting took place when Sergey Brin, who was already a Ph.D. student at the university, was asked to take Larry Page around the campus as Page was contemplating Stanford for his studies. And, Google’s journey started.
A year later, the two began working together, in the confines of their dormitory rooms, to develop a search engine. And, they successfully created their first prototype. Their invention began to attract the attention of prominent investors in Silicon Valley, and in August 1998, Andy Bechtolsheim, co-founder of Sun Microsystems, gave a $100,000 cheque to Sergey Brin and Larry Page, and Google Inc. was officially born. With this vital investment, the newly formed team moved out from their dormitories to their first office, which happened to be a garage located in the suburbs of Menlo Park, California.
Origin of Google 25 years ago
Doctoral students Sergey Brin and Larry Page met while pursuing Stanford University’s computer science program in the late 1990s. They discovered that both of them had a shared vision and that was to enhance the accessibility of the World Wide Web. Both of them worked tirelessly from their dorm rooms and crafted a prototype for a better search engine. As progress on the project mounted, they relocated their operation to Google’s first office which was a rented garage. Google Inc. was officially founded on September 27, 1998.
Google’s history
Google was founded by doctoral students Sergey Brin and Larry Page who met in Stanford University’s computer science program in the late 90s. The two soon learned that they shared a similar vision – to make the World Wide Web a more accessible place. Google was founded on September 4, 1998, and on September 27, 1998, Google Inc. was officially born.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s note
Last month, Google CEO Sundar Pichai penned a note as a blog post regarding the company celebrating its 25th birthday. Reflecting on the first quarter century, he shared some thoughts on the opportunities with AI to do things that matter on an even bigger scale.
