The Google boys: Larry Page and Sergey Brin

We must go back again to Stanford University in California where two students developed a search algorithm that proved to deliver better results than those from Yahoo! and Excite. We’re talking of Larry Page and Sergey Brin.

Larry Page was born in March 2, 1973 in East Lansing, Michigan. Born to Carl Victor Page, Sr. and Gloria. His mom was Jewish and worked as an instructor in computer programing at Michigan State University were she meet Larry’s dad. He was a computer science professor at Michigan State University. He also earned a PhD in computer science from this same University. A BBC reporter once wrote of him as “pioneer in computer science and artificial intelligence.”

Little Larry was an avid reader. And growing up he immersed himself in this computer, science and technology environment that surrounded him at home. His parents were also very attentive and fostered creativity and invention.

As a kid, Larry also played saxophone and studied music composition. He has stated that his musical education stimulated his obsession with speed in computing.

On the other hand, Sergey Brin’s story is a bit different. Born in August 21, 1973 in Moscow to Russian Jewish parents, Yevgenia and Mikhail Brin. Both graduates of Moscow State University.

In 1977, the Brin family, due to anti-Semitism, made up their mind to leave the Soviet Union. And in September 1978 formerly applied for their exit visa. As a result, after this request, the father was fired, and the mother had to leave her job. While they waited during the next 8 months, not having any steady income, they took up temporally jobs. But their main fear was that their application would probably be denied, as it often occurred with soviet Jews. But in May 1979, they received their official exit visa and were permitted to leave the country.

In the United States, Sergey’s father worked as a mathematics professor at the University of Maryland and his mother as a researcher in NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.



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ecomtom Premium
Thank you. Was not aware of much of Google's history. Tom
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Henry-II Premium
You’re most welcome! I’m glad you found this information useful! Keep well!
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TeamIceCream Premium
Hi Henry

WOW - you always do the most interesting trainings! ;-)

Thank you for the history about Google. I remember those early years - I didn't like Google at all and never used them. I preferred http://www.Mamma.com or http://www.AllTheWeb.com. Mamma's slogan was "The Mother of all search engines", but today they are only about coupons, it looks like. It also looks like AllTheWeb has been taken over by Yahoo.

I remember that I got a free sewing pattern from http://TuCows.com, which was a winner. But today, TuCows is a very different website than what it used to be.

And I loved your comics too - you are very creative! Although I sincerely hope you are wrong with your prediction to which extent Google will invade our privacy!

Much enjoyed - thank you, Henry!
Sharlee (Chocolate IceCream)
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Henry-II Premium
Hi Sharlee!

Thank you very much! That’s very kind of you! I greatly appreciate your comment and value very much your encouragement. :)

I didn’t know about those sites. Thank you very much for that background concerning those popular sites at the time of Google’s rise. I will check them up to get a bit more acquainted with them. I could even briefly state them here as existent during that initial stage of search engines (as were Excite and Yahoo!)

I’ve always found it interesting to learn a bit about the origins of things that after time and lots of effort have become extremely popular. I like to get acquainted with what challenges they encountered in their first stages and how they overcame.

Thank you very much for your complement concerning the comic. :) I hope the idea of running a comic simultaneously and just partially related to the content doesn’t distract readers. I’d like to hear about your impression. And as you hope concerning Google’s future, I also hope too! :) :) :)
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TeamIceCream Premium
Hi Henry

Regarding the comic... No, I didn't find it distracting at all. In fact, I actually found it refreshing. ;-)

It broke the huge chunks of text (not only written but also the factualness of it) and made it seem more "digestible".

I couldn't help but smile every time I read the little comic strip, but then your first sentence below it recaptivated my attention and I read on seamlessly.

It worked very well in my humble opinion, I loved it, Henry! Well done! ;-)
Sharlee (Chocolate IceCream)
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Henry-II Premium
Hi Sharlee!

Thank you so much for your feedback concerning the comic in the middle of the training. I’m just getting used to the idea and am grateful you took your time to give me your honest impression.

I haven’t seen others doing it in blogs or trainings and it’s natural to have a bit of concern if it really works. My intention was exactly what you have expressed, so I’ll continue to test this concept.

Thank you very much for being so kind. I greatly appreciate your friendship. I owe you so much! Keep well! :) :) :)
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lesabre Premium
Thanks for the share Henry
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Henry-II Premium
Hey Michael! You're most welcome! Thank you very much for your comment.
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mbouteiller Premium Plus
Wow Henry, you're an excellent writer! Great history story and this must have taken some time to research all this.

I didn't know all this.. I can understand Google more now.

Thank you... Ya, lol... I love your cartoons!!

Monica
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Henry-II Premium
Hi, Monica!

Thank you very much! You’re very nice. :) I had been interested in Google’s background and started doing a bit of research for personal purposes. But once I had gone into it, I realized that my approach to writing posts and finding keywords slightly changed. So I thought “Hey, this might be good to share with the community.” :)

Keep well! I’m always delighted to hear from you. All the best! :)
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JeanLouis87 Premium
Splendid!! This is the kind of information that translates into positive outcomes (and $$$$$$!)
Congratulations Henry-ll
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Henry-II Premium
Thank you very much JeanLouis87! It's great you found this information useful! I believe the way we approach Google will change our relationship with search engines. Keep well!
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