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. 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. 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. "Investigative journalist Redding does an admirable job of chronicling Larry and Sergey’s amazing successes and will inspire young people to follow in their ingenious footsteps. It’s more comprehensive than other books for young readers about Google’s founders, with energetically written short chapters, interesting facts, graphics, and photos " ― Booklist, starred review "This readable and breezy history of the tech behemoth [is] An appealing and timely look at a universally relevant subject and a good fit for STEAM-related reading lists." ― School Library Journal "This chronological history of the first two decades of Google is attractively packaged to appeal to a teen audience. ... Humorous accounts of Google's unpretentious beginnings as a student project, and its early years as a bare-bones startup in a friend's garage will intrigue teens who dream of growing their own projects into software and devices used by millions." ― VOYA Anna Crowley Redding is the author of Google It, Elon Musk: A Mission to Save the World, and Black Hole Chasers. The recipient of multiple Edward R. Murrow and Associated Press awards, Crowley Redding uses her Emmy award-winning investigative reporting skills to dig into compelling topics that are shaping our world. Her works have been translated into multiple languages, garnered national news coverage, and been recognized by the National Association of Science Teachers for excellence. Crowley Redding lives outside of Portland, Maine with her family. Google It A History of Goggle By Anna Crowley Redding Feiwel and Friends Copyright © 2018 Anna Crowley Redding All rights reserved. ISBN: 978-1-250-14822-3 Contents Title Page, Copyright Notice, Dedication, Part 1: Frenemies + Homework + Legos = Google?, CHAPTER 1 A Cold, Hard, Google-less World, CHAPTER 2 Homework, CHAPTER 3 The Long-Lost Nightmare: Search Before Google, CHAPTER 4 #Spelling, CHAPTER 5 Google World Headquarters, CHAPTER 6 Rules Are for Breaking, CHAPTER 7 Y2K, CHAPTER 8 Rallying Cry, CHAPTER 9 Parental Supervision, Part 2: Google It!, CHAPTER 10 Googler (Person Who Works at Google), CHAPTER 11 That's No Joke!, CHAPTER 12 Troubled Waters, CHAPTER 13 Verb, CHAPTER 14 YouTube, CHAPTER 15 Beyond Search: The Recipe for Alphabet Soup, Part 3: Impossible Goal + Attempt (+/-Success) = Moonshot, CHAPTER 16 A Healthy Disregard for the Impossible, CHAPTER 17 Send In the Cars, CHAPTER 18 Wear It!, CHAPTER 19 U Is for UFO, CHAPTER 20 The More We Change, the More We Stay the Same, Source Notes, Bibliography, Acknowledgments, About the Author, Copyright, CHAPTER 1 A Cold, Hard, Google-less World Need to know how many stacked pennies it would take to reach the moon? Want to know about the latest visual effects technology used to make Star Wars ? Need to know if George Washington really had dentures made out of wood? FYI: • It would take a stack of 240 billion pennies to reach the moon! • Star Wars special effects — Check out this cool link for a peek at how the latest computer graphics (CG) were used to pull off the stunning visuals. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obwG9k6x2us • Was George Washington's wooden smile made from wooden teeth? NO. His false teeth were actually made of bone, ivory, and sometimes other humans' teeth. Imagine you can't google the answers because — well, Google hasn't been invented yet. You have two choices. You can sit there on your couch, swallow your curiosity like a bitter pill, and live with not knowing. Or you can get your parents to drive you to the library. Fingers crossed, the answers you need are somewhere in the pages of a book that's somewhere on their bookshelves. But wait a minute. What if your parents don't know how to get to the library? You'll have to consult a paper map. WARNING! Unless you are an origami dynamo, once you unfold a map, it might never be refolded correctly. Never. Don't even try. Still can't find it? It may come down to this: You have to use a paper phone book to look up the library's phone number. Then, pick up y