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Google is celebrating civil rights leader Fred Korematsu with its Google Doodle today, on the day that would’ve marked his 98th birthday. Korematsu was born in Oakland, to Japanese immigrants parents, and went into hiding when then U.S. President Roosevelt issued its executive order to people of Japanese descent living in the U.S. into internment camps. Korematsu went into hiding instead of entering a camp voluntarily, and was arrested in 1942 for fleeing the order. He was then imprisoned in a camp in Utah until the end of the war. Korematsu was later issued the Medal of Freedom by Bill Clinton, and following the events of September 11, he spoke out about how the U.S. should not go down the same path with those of Middle-Eastern descent as it did with people of Japanese heritage during WWII. Korematsu would also file amicus briefs in court cases involving detainees at Guantanamo Bay who were arguing against wrongful and prolonged unlawful detainment, arguing tha...

Google put out a special doodle today to mark is 18th birthday. The animated  Google doodle  , designed by Gerben Steenks, depicts the letter "G" as a balloon modeller, wearing a party hat and surrounded by confetti and streamers. The G blows up a long balloon and twists it into the letters "oogle", to complete the name of the search engine, before the balloon floats away and pulls the G with it. The doodle is being displayed on Google's homepage around the world on September 27. There's just one problem. While Google has celebrated its birthday on September 27 for the  past 10 years  , that hasn't always been the case. In 2005 Google published a birthday doodle on September 26, in 2004 it was put up on September 7, and in 2003 it was put it on 8 September. Getty According to Google's own  company history  ,  Google.com  was registered as a domain on 15 September 1997, and the company filed for incorporation on 4 September 19...

Google Google Doodle for Nettie Stevens' 155th Birthday. Her discovery of the XY chromosome system was a watershed moment in genetics That X and Y chromosomes combine to determine gender, now common knowledge taught in biology classes the world over, was discovered by pioneering American scientist Nettie Stevens. On what would have been her 155th birthday, Google is celebrating her immense contribution to the field of genetics with a Doodle. Stevens was born in Cavendish, Vt. in 1861, and grew up in an era where job opportunities for women were severely restricted. After studying at Stanford University, she got her PhD at Bryn Mawr College, where she did the bulk of the research that led to her breakthrough. Stevens died of breast cancer in 1912, but, as Google said, “her discovery lives on.”

He would have turned 160 today Today’s Google Doodle celebrates Austrian doctor, and father of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud, who developed a clinical method for treating mental issues. Born on May 6, 1856, Freud revolutionized the way we understand the mind, although his approach has generally been abandoned by psychiatrists. Freud famously held sexuality to be at the root of most pathologies of the human brain, placing much emphasis on the Oedipus complex. He also developed the idea of the subconscious mind, which Google picks up on for his birthday doodle. “A dimpled leather couch might be the typical visual associated with Freud and other therapists, but Doodler Kevin Laughlin instead created this iceberg,” Google explains. “With a vast hidden base, the iceberg references the murky depths of the unconscious mind. More importantly, the design draws our eye to the horizon, reminding us how the genius of Freud’s practice rests in the space between doctor and patient, ...

A Sussex scientist is the topic of the world-famous Google Doodle today (Thursday April 28). The Doodle appears at the top of Google’s search page and today marks the 162nd birthday of Hertha Marks Ayrton. A Google statement says: “Today we celebrate her legacy as engineer, mathematician, physicist, and inventor, her impact still rippling through the scientific community.” However, there’s some confusion over where in Sussex she died. A YouTube video, Wikipedia and some other websites says she died from blood poisoning on August 26 1923 at New Cottage, North Lancing. But other websites, including other Wikipedia pages, say she died in Bexhill. Wherever in the county she did pass away, her work is recognised as pioneering. She was an engineer, mathematician, physicist, and inventor and was awarded the Hughes Medal by the Royal Society for her work on electric arcs and ripples in sand and water.

Earth Day has been observed on April 22 every year since 1969 Earth Day, observed annually on April 22 since it began in the late 1960s, is “the one day that transcends culture, language, and tradition,” Google says, explaining the significance of its series of Google Doodles celebrating our planet. In Friday’s Doodle, the ubiquitous Google logo morphs to depict, in turn, a polar bear in the tundra, a red fox in the forest, an elephant in the grasslands, a tortoise in the desert and an octopus in the ocean — with a different one appearing each time one visits the site’s homepage. “The vastness of Earth’s diversity makes it an intimidating topic, but in the end I chose to highlight Earth’s five major biomes,” doodler Sophie Diao said in a blog post. “On a day like this, we remember and celebrate our home in this great and stunning ecosystem.”