Google It
A History of Google
Square Fish · Print & ebook · June 29, 2021
In Google It, award-winning investigative reporter Anna Crowley Redding shares an inspiring story of innovation, personal and intellectual bravery, and most importantly, of shooting for the moon in order to change the world.
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- Who it’s for
- A lively look at how a bold idea reshaped our relationship with technology.
- Themes
- Innovation and invention, Organizing information, Technology’s influence
- Genres
- Science & Tech Biographies, Internet, Inventions & Inventors
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In Google It, award-winning investigative reporter Anna Crowley Redding shares an inspiring story of innovation, personal and intellectual bravery, and most importantly, of shooting for the moon in order to change the world. Think. Invent. Organize. Share. Don't be evil. And change the world. Larry Page and Sergey Brin started out as two Stanford college students with a wild idea: They were going to organize the world's information.
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From that one deceptively simple goal, they created one of the most influential and innovative companies in the world. The word “google” has even entered our vocabulary as a verb. Now, find out the true history of Google—from its humble beginnings as a thesis project made out of “borrowed” hardware and discount toys through its revolution of the world's relationship with technology to a brief glimpse of where they might take us next.
Ideas That Scale
A lively look at how a bold idea reshaped our relationship with technology.
Come here for
- The unlikely beginnings behind a familiar name
- Innovation, ambition, and the nerve to think big
Expect
- A true history spanning a thesis project to global influence
- An accessible blend of technology and personal bravery
Where it sits
| Internet | 75% |
|---|---|
| Science & Tech Biographies | 50% |
| Inventions & Inventors | 49% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Science & Tech Biographies
- Internet
- Inventions & Inventors
- Authors
- Anna Crowley Redding
- Publisher
- Square Fish
- Published
- June 29, 2021
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Innovation and invention · Organizing information · Technology’s influence
- Reading lane
- Science & Tech Biographies