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Summary
Summary
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. Award-winning investigative reporter Anna 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.
Author Notes
Before diving into the deep end of writing for children, Anna Redding's first career was as an Emmy-award winning investigative television reporter, anchor, and journalist. The recipient of multiple Edward R. Murrow awards and recognized by the Associated Press for her reporting, Redding now focuses her stealthy detective skills on digging up great stories for kids-which, as it turns out, is her true passion.
Reviews 3
School Library Journal Review
Gr 6 Up-This readable and breezy history of the tech behemoth begins with the 1995 meeting of cofounders Larry Page and Sergey Brin at Stanford University, where Google (initially called BackRub) began as their doctoral thesis. Short chapters dip back to Page's and Brin's childhoods, then rapidly trace the company's time line to the present, providing ample context, which is particularly important, given that the intended audience is likely to need some background on business and tech concepts and to imagine how life was before Google. Well-placed images, callouts, and short interstitial chapters ("Not To Drone on, but.") add humor, clarify noteworthy points, and underscore the strong sense of pacing. Although the consistently cheerful tone is inviting and contributes to ease of reading, it also glosses over some more problematic aspects of Google and Alphabet, its umbrella company. Recent news about YouTube (an Alphabet subsidiary) has ranged from disheartening to disturbing, while controversy has swirled regarding Google's handling of diversity initiatives. Difficult issues, such as the compromise with the Chinese government over censorship, are mentioned, but Redding stops short of questioning whether Google has strayed from its famous ethical motto: "Don't be evil." Instead Page, Brin, and Google are cast as central (and largely sympathetic) figures in a narrative of conquest. VERDICT An appealing and timely look at a universally relevant subject and a good fit for STEAM-related reading lists.-Miriam DesHarnais, Towson University, MD © Copyright 2018. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Horn Book Review
This enthusiastic history of Google starts with Larry Page and Sergey Brin as Stanford doctoral candidates then clearly and comprehensively traces the company's growth and diversification. Emphasizing Google's motto, "Don't be evil," the conversational text celebrates the company's revolutionary products, business model, and work culture. This book is timely, given Google's pervasiveness. Photographs, archival screenshots, and sidebar anecdotes are scattered throughout. Bib. (c) Copyright 2019. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Booklist Review
*Starred Review* This is an entertaining history of how Google, now almost 20 years old, has become so ubiquitous in many lives. Stanford University students Larry Page and Sergey Mikhaylovich Brin. began a PhD thesis project (initially called BackRub!) to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. Eventually, it evolved into Google, and this book covers further innovations, from Google Doodle to Google Home and Google's project expansion into space travel, health, and ways to prolong life. One of the newest projects is a balloon-powered internet for areas lacking an internet infrastructure. Some innovations have failed (remember Google Glass?), and their success hasn't been without controversy. Some authors believed Google Books was a copyright infringement, while Gmail led people to question privacy issues. Google was criticized for allowing China to censor certain searches until Google redirected those users to another site. Investigative journalist Redding does an admirable job of chronicling the co-creators' 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, although it does lack an index. The sky is the limit on what this fantastically innovative company can achieve.--Rawlins, Sharon Copyright 2010 Booklist
Table of Contents
| Part 1 Frenemies + Homework + Leges = Google? | |
| Chapter 1 A Cold, Hard, Google-less World | p. 02 |
| Frenemies: Fight@1stSight | p. 6 |
| Sergey Brin | p. 9 |
| Larry Page | p. 12 |
| Chapter 2 Homework | p. 14 |
| Backlinks | p. 18 |
| Beg, Borrow, Stalk | p. 21 |
| Gates 360 Office Tour | p. 24 |
| Chapter 3 The Long-Lost Nightmare: Search Before Google | p. 26 |
| Page Rank | p. 29 |
| Liftoff | p. 32 |
| Let Me Give You a Little Advice | p. 34 |
| Chapter 4 #Spelling | p. 36 |
| Grad School Dropouts | p. 40 |
| America's Most Misspelled Words | p. 46 |
| Chapter 5 Google world Headquarters | p. 48 |
| The Power of the (Almost) Blank Page | p. 54 |
| Don't Mind if I Doo-dle | p. 58 |
| Chapter 6 Rules Are for Breaking | p. 60 |
| Let's Make a Deal | p. 64 |
| Read My Mind | p. 66 |
| Chapter 7 Y2K | p. 68 |
| Google News | p. 73 |
| Chapter 8 Ballying Cry | p. 76 |
| Perhaps Advertising Isn't as Evil as We Thought | p. 80 |
| Scale | p. 84 |
| Google Shopping | p. 86 |
| Chapter 9 Parental Supervision | p. 88 |
| Show Me the Money | p. 93 |
| Going Once, Going Twice, Sold! | p. 95 |
| Rank 2.0 | p. 98 |
| The Picture that Launched a Thousand Lines of Code | p. 99 |
| Part 2 Google it! | |
| Chapter 10 Googler (Person Who Works at Google) | p. 102 |
| Life as a Googler | p. 105 |
| Give 100 20 Percent | p. 106 |
| TGIF | p. 108 |
| Google World Headquarters (for Real) | p. 110 |
| Google Books | p. 115 |
| Chapter 11 That's No Joke! | p. 120 |
| A Google-y Mess | p. 125 |
| Goog | p. 128 |
| Google Earth | p. 131 |
| Chapter 12 Troubled Waters | p. 134 |
| Barrier Broken | p. 138 |
| Chapter 13 Verb | p. 142 |
| Verb+ | p. 146 |
| Life Before Google Maps | p. 148 |
| Chapter 14 You Tube | p. 152 |
| Going Mobile | p. 163 |
| Maps + Gaming = Gold, I Tell You. Gold! | p. 164 |
| Chapter 15 Beyond Search: The Recipe for Alphabet Soup | p. 168 |
| A Is for Alphabet | p. 173 |
| An (Almost) Impossible Code Challenge | p. 176 |
| Part 3 Impossible Goal + Attempt (+/- Success) = Moonshot | |
| Chapter 16 A Healthy Disregard for the Impossible | p. 180 |
| The Brain | p. 184 |
| Robots + AI = The Robots Are Coming! The Robots Are Coming! | p. 188 |
| Chapter 17 Send In the Cars | p. 190 |
| Not to Drone On...But! | p. 196 |
| Chapter 18 Wear It! | p. 198 |
| Could I Get Some Assistance? | p. 203 |
| Chapter 19 U Is for UFO | p. 206 |
| Shoot for the Moon | p. 211 |
| Eternal Life: The Final Frontier | p. 216 |
| Verily We Go Along | p. 218 |
| Chapter 20 The More We Change, the More We Stay the Same | p. 220 |
| Source Notes | p. 224 |
| Bibliography | p. 225 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 231 |