12.05.2021 02:45 Date: May 2, 2021 All that glitters is not gold, but sometimes it comes in handy. Whether they're near or far, make Mom a little piece of art from your heart in today’s interactive, digital card-maker Doodle. Happy Mother’s Day! Location: , , , Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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12.05.2021 02:45 Date: April 28, 2021 Today’s Doodle celebrates Colombian architect Rogelio Salmona on his 92nd birthday. Known for his visionary red-brick constructions in the capital city of Bogotá, Salmona is widely considered one of the most important figures in Latin American architecture. Rogelio Salmona was born on this day in 1929 in Paris, France. But in the face of rising tensions in Europe, his family relocated to Bogotá in 1934. Salmona formed a strong attachment to his new home city until he returned to Paris in 1948 to apprentice under the legendary Swiss architect Le Corbusier. Salmona eventually settled in Bogotá for the majority of his career, transforming the city with a unique blend of traditional global influences and modern aesthetics. Salmona first came to international attention with his Torres del Parque , a curved apartment complex of exposed red brick in the center of the city, which is widely considered the architect’s masterpiece. Salmona continued to feature his signature brick fingerprint throughout his career, including in the sprawling Biblioteca Pública Virgilio Barco which remains one of his most famous structures. With his innovative urban structures, Salmona is widely credited as a driving catalyst of the rebirth of Bogotá in recent decades. In addition to winning many significant architecture prizes throughout his prolific career, Salmona became the first Latin American architect to receive the prestigious Alvar Aalto Medal in 2003. Happy birthday to Rogelio Salmona, a visionary architect who recognized the infinite potential of the humble red brick! Early concepts and sketches of the Doodle Location: Tags: , , ,
12.05.2021 02:45 Date: April 28, 2021 Today’s Doodle, illustrated by Cairo-based guest artist , celebrates Egyptian actor and director Nour El-Sherif, who captured the hearts of audiences for close to 40 years with hundreds of performances in feature films, television, and theater. Nour El-Sherif was born Mohamad Geber Abdallah in Cairo on this day in 1946. As a child, he loved soccer. However, it was overshadowed by his passion for acting, which he first nurtured in small theater roles. It wasn’t long before the talent he displayed in rehearsal for “Romeo and Juliet” caught the attention of eminent Egyptian director Hassan Imam, who cast him in “Kasr El Shawk” —El-Sharif’s first movie. His silver screen debut set the stage for an iconic career. Critics and colleagues alike often noted El-Sherif’s careful dedication to his roles, as he read the entire script for each project, not only the lines of his character. This devotion shined through in his performances, which landed him the premier spotlight of Egyptian cinema for decades. Among his significant works include his lead role in the 1982 film “Hadduta Misriya” , as well as the 1991 film “Nagui Al-Ali,” in which he portrayed a Palestinian cartoonist. More than just an actor, El-Sherif also directed theater and film, making his cinematic directorial debut with the 2001 film “Al-Asheqan” . El-Sherif was renowned for the attention to detail he poured into his craft and his devotion garnered awards from prestigious institutions across Arab entertainment. The Alexandria International Film Festival, which El-Sherif had collaborated with since its inception, honored him with its Lifetime Achievement Award in 2014. Happy birthday, Nour El-Sherif! Guest Artist Q&A with Maged El Sokkary Today’s Doodle was illustrated by Cairo-based guest artist . Below, he shares his thoughts behind the making of this Doodle: Q. Why was this topic meaningful to you personally? A. Two things actually that make this topic meaningful for me! First, it’s a huge thing working with such great publications like Google—a widely known Search engine for arts & culture. Second, Nour El Sherif is an iconic Egyptian actor and one of the country’s most prominent actors. I felt so honored and proud being a candidate to paint such an inspiring public figure as him. I knew it was a huge responsibility. Q. What were your first thoughts when you were approached about working on this Doodle? A. I began to think about the complexity of my task—capturing all Nour El Sherif’s life phases and compiling them into one Doodle, while integrating GOOGLE letters with objects from Nour’s life. That was a challenge. Q. Did you draw inspiration from anything in particular for this Doodle? A. In the process of researching for this Doodle, I had the opportunity to watch some of his movies! It was impressive learning about his career, how he started and developed himself. It is inspiring to see an artist with such diversity in roles. Q. What message do you hope people take away from your Doodle? A. When a person is devoted to his art and strives in his work, he reserves a permanent place in the hearts of millions of people forever. Look at the bright things in your life—that was Nour El Sherif’s message. Please keep pursuing your dreams and creating work that fills people’s lives. Location: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Tags: , , , , , ,
12.05.2021 02:45 Date: April 27, 2021 Today’s Doodle celebrates King’s Day, or Koningsdag. Dutch communities in the Netherlands and around the world celebrate their nation’s cultural heritage and the birthday of His Majesty King Willem-Alexander, who was born on this day in 1967. A representation of the Dutch royal family, oranjegekte is the theme of the day and the national color can be seen everywhere from the way people dress up to the icing on the tompouce . Even the drinks are orange, as many toast to the King with an Orange Bitter. Depicted in the Doodle artwork is the creation of homemade crowns, an annual King’s Day tradition. Huge inflatable orange crowns and miniature crown variations are worn by celebrants across the country to honor the King’s birthday. Fijne Koningsdag! Location: Tags: , , , ,
12.05.2021 02:45 Date: April 27, 2021 On this day in 1994, South Africa held its first post-apartheid elections, which granted citizens—regardless of their race—an equal opportunity to vote for their national leaders. Today’s Doodle honors this milestone anniversary, recognized annually as South Africa’s Freedom Day, with a depiction of the country’s national flower: the protea. A symbol of South African identity and diversity, over 330 species of protea are found within national borders. The evolutionary origins of the protea trace back approximately 300 million years, making this ancient genus one of the oldest families of flowering plants found on Earth. Protea iconography is featured across South Africa, from passports to birth certificates, to the 5-rand coin and the name of the national cricket team: the Proteas. Freedom Day honors all of the progress made since the historic 1994 elections, but today’s observances also remind South Africans of the ways they can continue to unify the great nation in the name of equality. Happy Freedom Day, South Africa! Location: Tags: , , , , , ,
12.05.2021 02:45 Date: April 26, 2021 To all the public health workers and to researchers in the scientific community, thank you. Location: Tags: , , , , , ,
12.05.2021 02:45 Date: April 26, 2021 Today’s Doodle celebrates the 94th birthday of British scientist and author Anne McLaren, who is widely considered one of the most significant reproductive biologists of the 20th century. Her fundamental research on embryology has helped countless people realize their dreams of parenthood. Anne McLaren was born in London on this day in 1927. As a child, she had a small role in the 1936 H.G. Wells’ sci-fi film “The Shape of Things to Come.” In the scene—set in 2054—her great-grandfather lectured her on the advancement of space technology that had put mice on the moon. McLaren credits this formative, albeit fictional, history lesson as one of the early inspirations for her love of science. She went on to study zoology at the University of Oxford, where her passion for science only grew as she learned from talented biologists such as Peter Medawar—a Nobel laureate for his research on the human immune system. In the 1950s, McLaren began to work with mice to further understand the biology of mammalian development. While the subjects of her research were tiny, the implications of their study proved massive. By successfully growing mouse embryos in vitro , McLaren and her colleague John Biggers demonstrated the possibility to create healthy embryos outside of the mother’s womb. These landmark findings—published in 1958—paved the way for the development of in vitro fertilization technology that scientists first used successfully with humans twenty years later. However, the development of IVF technology carried major ethical controversy along with it. To this end, McLaren served as the only research scientist on the Warnock Committee , a governmental body dedicated to the development of policies related to the advances in IVF technology and embryology. Her expert council to the committee played an essential role in the enactment of the 1990 Human Fertilization and Embryology Act—watershed, yet contentious, legislation which limits in-vitro culture of human embryos to 14-days post embryo creation. In 1991, McLaren was appointed Foreign Secretary, and later vice-president, of the world’s oldest scientific institution—The Royal Society—at the time becoming the first woman to ever hold office within the institution’s 330-year-old history. McLaren discovered her passion for learning at a young age and aspired to spark this same enthusiasm for science in children and society at large. In 1994, the British Association for the Advancement of Science—an institution dedicated to the promotion of science to the general public —elected her as its president. Through the organization and its events, McLaren engaged audiences across Britain on the wonders of science, engineering, and technology with the aim of making these topics more accessible to everyone. Happy birthday, Anne McLaren. Thank you for all your incredible work and for inspiring many new generations to come because of it! Take a closer look at the road to IVF, paved by Dame Anne McLaren with in partnership with The Royal Society. Location: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Tags: , , , , , , , ,
