Google celebrated the 40th anniversary today (May 19th 2014) of the Rubik Cube by creating a virtual cube for users. If you missed it, here is your chance to play with it again…click the image below to start solving the cube. The Rubik Cube was invented by Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture Erno […]
Maria Gaetana Agnesi’s 296th Birthday
Google celebrated Maria Gaetana Agnesi’s 296th Birthday in style with this doodle: Maria Gaetana Agnesi (Italian pronunciation: [aɲˈɲeːzi, -eːsi; -ɛːzi]), was born 16 May 1718 and died 9 January 1799. She was an Italian mathematician and philosopher. She is credited with writing the first book discussing both differential and integral calculus and was an honorary […]
Dorothy Hodgkin’s 104th Birthday
Today marks the 104th Birthday of Dorothy Hodgkin and Google has published this doodle in honour of her work: Dorothy Mary Hodgkin, OM, FRS was born 12 May 1910 and died 29 July 1994. She was known professionally as Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin or simply Dorothy Hodgkin. She was a British biochemist, credited with the development […]
