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The invention of Google before Google — a radical mail-order ‘Catalog’

Fifty years ago this month, a 29-year-old former army paratrooper flew back to his home in California from his father’s funeral in Illinois. As the nation’s heartland scrolled beneath his plane’s window, he jotted down ideas for a new business that would …
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Google celebrates the invention of the hole puncher with a new Doodle

Nov. 14 (UPI) –Google is paying tribute to the hole puncher with a new Doodle. Google’s homepage features an animated sequence featuring a hole puncher hovering over a piece of paper and punching out two eyes and a happy face. The piece of paper …
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Oregon teen’s bandage invention wows Google judges

PORTLAND, Ore. – An Oregon teenager has invented a bandage that can tell doctors when it needs to be changed, impressing Google judges and securing a $ 15,000 scholarship. Anushka Naiknaware, 13, placed in the top eight in an international science contest …
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Alphabet Inc: Google Diversifies Into Health With ‘Smart Lenses’ Patent

The patent was granted in late April after being filed in 2014. The invention and patent are credited to Andrew Jason Conrad, the head of Google’s biotech startup, Verily Life Sciences. One of the main technology pieces in this partnership is utilizing …
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Google refused patent for ‘invention’ on providing hypertext to phones

The country’s patent office has refused to entertain an application by US technology and search engine major Google for its ‘claimed invention’ regarding a computer-implemented method for providing hypertext to mobile phones. Rejecting the patent …
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If you wear glasses, this Google invention may change your life

Google Glass may have been a dud but that doesn’t mean Google is done making our glasses smarter. Quartz draws our attention to a new patent awarded to Google this week that could potentially solve problems that have plagued people who wear glasses for …
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