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08.01.2022 22:15 Date: January 9, 2022 Today’s Doodle celebrates Indian educator and feminist icon Fatima Sheikh, who is widely considered to be India’s first Muslim woman teacher. Alongside fellow pioneers and social reformers Jyotirao and , Sheikh co-founded the Indigenous Library in 1848, one of India’s first schools for girls. Fatima Sheikh was born on this day in 1831 in Pune, India. She lived with her brother Usman, and the siblings opened their home to the Phules after the couple was evicted for attempting to educate people in lower castes. The Indigenous Library opened under the Sheikhs' roof. Here, Savitribai Phule and Fatima Sheikh taught communities of marginalized Dalit and Muslim women and children who were denied education based on class, religion, or gender. The Phules’ efforts to provide educational opportunities to those born into India’s lower castes became known as the Satyashodhak Samaj movement. As a lifelong champion of this movement for equality, Sheikh went door-to-door to invite the downtrodden in her community to learn at the Indigenous Library and escape the rigidity of the Indian caste system. She met great resistance from the dominant classes who attempted to humiliate those involved in the Satyashodhak movement, but Sheikh and her allies persisted. Although Sheikh’s story has been historically overlooked, the Indian government shone new light on her achievements in 2014 by featuring her profile in Urdu textbooks alongside other trailblazing Indian educators. Early drafts of the Doodle Location: Tags: , , , , ,
08.01.2022 13:00 Date: January 8, 2022 Today’s Doodle celebrates the 198th birthday of the Mexican poet and playwright who authored the lyrics of Himno Nacional Mexicano, or the Mexican National Anthem—Francisco González Bocanegra. On this day in 1824, Francisco González Bocanegra was born in San Luis Potosí into a Spanish family. Following the federal mandate for all Spaniards to leave Mexico in 1829, Bocanegra spent seven years in Spain before returning to Mexico at 12 years old. He moved to Mexico City in 1849, where he joined the capital’s literary community and established himself as a poet. In 1853, officials from the Mexican government invited the nation’s poets to compose the lyrics to the National Anthem. Though interested in the challenge, Bocanegra’s modesty kept him from participating in the contest. He mentioned the competition to his girlfriend who employed an unconventional yet effective motivational strategy—locking the young author in a room with a promise to only let him out once he finished the song’s lyrics. Four hours later, Bocanegra slipped the finished product—ten stanzas in Italian octaves—under the door. His submission won, and on the eve of Mexico’s Independence Day in 1854, Bocanegra’s anthem was sung for the first time at the Santa Ana Theater . This hymn was adopted by the government as the nation’s official anthem in 1943, and the rest is history! Today, his words remain immortalized in the Mexican National Anthem and have been translated into 12 different Indigenous languages spoken throughout the nation. Early drafts of the Doodle Location: Tags: , , , , ,
07.01.2022 18:15 Date: January 8, 2022 Today’s video Doodle celebrates one of history’s most influential scientific minds, English cosmologist, author, and theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking. From colliding black holes to the Big Bang, his theories on the origins and mechanics of the universe revolutionized modern physics while his best-selling books made the field widely accessible to millions of readers worldwide. Stephen William Hawking was born on this day in 1942 in Oxford, England. Fascinated by how the universe functioned from a young age, his curiosity and intellect earned him the nickname “Einstein.” Following a diagnosis with a neurodegenerative disease at 21, the music of composer Richard Wagner and the loving support of his future wife Jane Wilde motivated Hawking to dedicate himself to physics, math, and cosmology. In 1965, Hawking defended his doctoral thesis at the University of Cambridge, “Properties of Expanding Universes,” which presented the revolutionary theory that space and time originated from a singularity, a point both infinitely small and dense, best known today as the key characteristic of black holes. That year, Hawking was accepted as a research fellow at Cambridge’s Gonville and Caius College—his academic home for a lifetime of research. Hawking’s obsession with black holes led to his 1974 discovery that particles could escape black holes. This theory, coined Hawking radiation, is widely considered his most important contribution to physics. In 1979, Hawking’s groundbreaking work on black holes prompted Cambridge to appoint him as the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics, a position held by Isaac Newton in 1669. Hawking’s doctoral thesis was released to the public in 2017 on a University of Cambridge website, which crashed due to enormous amounts of traffic. Here’s to an innovator whose astronomical impact changed how the world understands the universe! Special thanks to the family of Stephen Hawking for their partnership on this project. Below, his daughter Lucy and sons, Robert and Tim Hawking reflect on their father’s life, legacy, and today’s Doodle: We are delighted that Google has chosen to celebrate our father's 80th birthday with this fabulous Doodle. We think he would have loved the Doodle and been very entertained to see his long, distinguished life expressed so creatively in this briefest history of all, a two-minute animation! We also believe he would have found it important to show that he never allowed the challenges of his physical condition to limit his power of expression nor his determination to make an impact on the world in which he lived. We hope that his example offers inspiration and hope globally to all who face great challenges at this difficult time. Our father would have been 80 years old today and we thank everyone who has joined in the celebration of his extraordinary life and the legacy he gave to us all. Note: In the Doodle, the voice of Stephen Hawking was generated and used with the approval of the Hawking estate. Stephen Hawking at the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge Photo courtesy of the Hawking family Stephen Hawking with his children Robert and baby Lucy Photo courtesy of the Hawking family Google Arts & Culture is celebrating Stephen Hawking with a new Meet the man who changed our understanding of the Universe! Doodler Q&A with Matthew Cruickshank Today’s Doodle was illustrated by Doodler Matthew Cruickshank. Below, he shares his thoughts behind the making of this Doodle: Q. Why was this topic meaningful to you personally? A. The chance to celebrate the birthday of Stephen Hawking comes at a time when the value and importance of our planet grows every day. We are a tiny miracle in the great scheme of things. Q. What were your first thoughts when you were approached about working on this Doodle? A. I thought Stephen's extraordinary quotes on life and the universe would make a wonderful short animated film. Not only is animation visual, its fundamentals are built on time and space, subjects that align perfectly with cosmology. Q. Did you draw inspiration from anything in particular for this Doodle? A. The evolution of computer graphics during Stephen's lifetime drove the visual approach greatly. From there, I introduced very basic 3D graphics where necessary. I have a nostalgia for the simple ZX Spectrum games I grew up with! Q. What message do you hope people take away from your Doodle? A. To approach life with the energy, humor, and optimism that Stephen did every day. Early concepts for the Doodle Art Lead & Direction | Matthew Cruickshank Business Affairs | Madeline Belliveau Program Manager | Lindsay Elgin Marketing | Zoё Brutton-Chambers, Sierra Menzies, Perla Campos Doodle Team Leads | Jessica Yu, Brian Kaas Music/Sound | Location: Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,
05.01.2022 11:30 Date: January 5, 2022 Today’s Doodle celebrates Colombian mathematician, engineer, and astronomer Julio Garavito, who is widely considered one of the nation’s most influential scientists. As the director of Colombia’s National Astronomical Observatory for nearly three decades, Garavito made significant progress in developing the theory of lunar motion, which elevated the observatory to one of the world’s most esteemed research centers for celestial mechanics. Julio Garavito Armero was born on this day in 1865 in the capital of Bogotá. He started high school at just 10 years old, demonstrating his prodigious talent in science and mathematics from an early age. After defending three theses on the mathematical possibilities of pressure gauges, a novel approach for calculating pi, and triangular bridge structures , Garavito graduated with a degree in civil engineering in 1891. The next year, Garavito’s mathematical prowess led to his appointment as the head of the National Astronomical Observatory, one of Colombia’s most prestigious scientific institutions. Here, he calculated the trajectory of comets and researched the effect the Moon’s orbit had on the Earth’s weather systems. Outside of his astronomical research, Garavito was a scientific communicator who helped the Colombian public understand natural phenomena such as eclipses and earthquakes. In 1970, the International Astronomical Union celebrated Garavito’s celestial legacy by naming a crater on the far side of the moon in his honor. In 1996, the Colombian government printed his portrait on the 20,000 peso note into circulation to commemorate his priceless achievements. Here’s to an innovator whose scientific advancements put him over the moon—Julio Garavito! Early drafts of the Doodle Location: Tags: , , , , , , , , ,
01.01.2022 06:46 Date: January 1, 2022 And just like that, 2022 is here—Happy New Year’s Day! Location: Tags:
