From an Idea to Google: How Innovation at Google Changed the World

Lowey Bundy Sichol

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2019 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 128 pages

From an Idea to Google is a behind-the-computer-screen look into the history, business, and brand of the world's largest search engine. With humorous black & white illustrations throughout, learn about the company that even earned its own catchphrase: Google it!

Today, Google is the number one internet search engine and the most visited website in the world. But a long time ago, two college friends, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, started out with just an idea. Find out more about Google's history, the business, and the brand in this illustrated nonfiction book!

Find out where the name "Google" came from. (Hint: It involves a LOT of zeros!)

Discover how Google became the fastest and most popular internet search engine of all time.

Explore how Google transformed from a tiny startup (in someone's garage!) into one of the most powerful companies in the world.

Contents

• 1 Larry Page: 2
• 2 Sergey Brin: 11
• 3 Searching for an Idea: 22
• 4 In Search of the Future: 34
• 5 Launching to the World: 39
• 6 Lets Be the Good Guys: 45
• 7 In Search of Googleyness: 53
• 8 Googles Search for Profitability: 60
• 9 Thinking Outside the Search Box: 66
• 10 Googleplex: 80
• 11 Behind Door X: 87
• 12 A B C D E F Google: 96
• Back Matter: 102
• Back Cover: 121
• Spine: 122

About the author

Lowey Bundy Sichol is the author and creator of From an Idea to..., the world's first business biographies for kids. She is also the founder and principal of Case Marketing, a specialized writing firm that composes MBA case studies for business schools. Her MBA case studies have been published by Pearson and are read by business school students all over the world. ?With over 20 years combined experience in marketing, brand management, and writing, Lowey is the force behind the From an Idea to..., a movement that introduces business and entrepreneurship to children. Lowey received her MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth and her BA from Hamilton College where she played varsity softball and women's rugby. When she's not writing, you can find her throwing a ball, shooting hoops, or along the shores of Lake Michigan with her husband, three children, and two big goofy dogs who like to climb trees. Look for her online at loweysichol.com.

Bibliographic information

• Title: From an Idea to Google: How Innovation at Google Changed the World; Volume 4 of From an idea to, Lowey Bundy Sichol
• Author: Lowey Bundy Sichol
• Illustrated by: C. S. Jennings
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2019
• ISBN: 1328954919, 9781328954916
• Length: 128 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Science & Technology; Juvenile Nonfiction / Business & Economics; Juvenile Nonfiction / Careers; Juvenile Nonfiction / Computers / Internet & Social Media; Juvenile Nonfiction / Science & Nature / General; Young Adult Nonfiction / Computers / Internet & Social Media