The search engine was invented by Larry Page and Sergey Brin. To mention who invented Google, it started when two computer science students thought they could improve the Internet search technology available during the 1990s. After graduating, it took them a while to transform their idea into Google.
The name Google was used after a googol, the name of figure 1 followed by 100 zeros. The number was found by Edward Kasner and James Newman in the book Mathematics and the Imagination. For Larry and Sergey, the name Google simply represents the enormous amount of limitless information that a search engine must contain.
Larry Page and Sergey Brin met at Stanford University as computer science graduates in 1995. During 1996, they began working together on writing the program to build a search engine. Initially, it was called BackRub, for its ability to perform backlink analysis. They were trying to find better ways to scan the internet and submit information specific to a search query. Later, they finally found a workable mathematical method that evaluated page links to help deliver the most relevant results.
Motivated by the raging criticism received about BackRub, Larry and Sergey started working at Google. They operated from their bedrooms and even built a network server using cheap, borrowed, used PCs. They maxed out credit card limits to buy terabytes of disks at discounted prices. In the process, they attempted to license the search engine technology, but to no avail after realizing that no one was interested in their product at such an early stage of establishment. However, they decided not to give up on Google and tried to seek more financial assistance, made improvements to the product and advertising to get them out there.
In September 1998, with the support of corporate capital, Larry and Sergey launched Google Inc. from a garage in Menlo Park, California. During that time, Google.com was already answering more than 10,000 queries a day. It stood out among other search engine companies as it relied more on search results than web content. People who visited the web page basically have two options, enter some search terms or hit the “I’m Feeling Lucky” button, which would take users to the most popular results. The search was fast, the results were really useful, and Internet users were getting more and more excited about using Google.
Therefore, on September 21, 1999, Google officially removed the beta testing status of its title. Therefore, Larry Page and Sergey Brin were listed as the people who invented Google.
