Science

Today’s Google Doodle Celebrates Aussie Ruby Payne-Scott

Gizmodo AU

Today’s Google Doodle isn’t as interactive as the Moog we got last week, but it’s an important one for Australian science, as it celebrates the 100th birthday of Ruby Payne-Scott, one of the guiding lights of Radio Astronomy. Ruby’s sadly no longer with us — she passed away in 1981 — but it’s a nice recognition of her pioneering work, especially in light of the recent SKA decision that’ll share the telescope array between Australia and South Africa. [Google]


May 24, 2012
Geek Out

The Moog Synthesiser Google Doodle IRL

Today’s Google Doodle for Robert Moog’s birthday is amazingly cool. The only thing cooler than a browser-based analogue synthesiser hooked up to a digital reel-to-reel tape machine is, well, a real Moog synthesiser hooked up to an actual tape machine.


Entertainment

Google’s Rad Synth Doodle Explained By Moog Music Chief Engineer

We first got a look at the Google Doodle celebrating Robert Moog’s 78th birthday on Google.jp yesterday, and now it’s live in the US. Synthtastic! But, uh, how do all of those knobs and sliders work?


May 23, 2012
Online

This Incredible Analogue Synth Google Doodle Celebrates Pioneer Robert Moog

Google just turned its Doodle into a fully functioning analogue synth attached to an old-fashioned reel-to-reel tape machine. Today is is Robert Moog’s birthday. OH MY GOD, this is incredible. There goes my day.


April 13, 2012
News

Google Needs So Many Doodles It’s Hiring More Doodlers

What’s not to love about Google Doodles? They’re so popular, in fact, that Google’s hiring a new doodler to keep the lively tradition going. If that means even more Google Doodles, we’re all about it!


March 19, 2012
Online

Today’s Google Doodle Celebrates 80 Years Of The Sydney Harbour Bridge

Gizmodo AU

Today’s Google logo’s undergone one of its periodic transformations; this time it’s in celebration of the 80th anniversary of the official opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.


February 23, 2012
Science

Transfixing Google Doodle Celebrates Waves

Blame Google if you find yourself staring at your screen, unable to remember what you were about to search for on the internet. Today’s Google Doodle celebrates the 155th birthday of German physicist Heinrich Hertz, whose experiments with electromagnetic waves paved the way for the radio — and everything wireless you’ve ever used.


November 29, 2011
Online

See Every Google Doodle With One Click

What’s better than some Google Doodles? How about ALL of the Google Doodles in shiny chronological order? It’s simple: 1) Go to the Google homepage. 2) Hit “I’m Feeling Lucky” without typing anything first. 3) Enjoy. [Thanks Matt Cherette!]


October 31, 2011
Online

Google Doodle Celebrates Parkes Observatory

Gizmodo AU

The CSIRO Parkes Observatory gets its own Google Doodle today. Sure, it’s not as fancy as, say, the Jim Henson or Freddie Mercury ones, but it recognises a key bit of Australian scientific history as the dish turns 50.


July 22, 2011
Online

Who Is Alexander Calder And Why Is He Part Of A Google Doodle?

Today’s Google Doodle is a mesmerizing geometric mobile that slowly spins above the search box. The Doodle commemorates the 113th birthday of Alexander Calder, an American artist and sculptor famous for inventing the mobile.