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Did you find all the secrets in Google's Star Trek: The Original Series doodle? Star Trek: The Original Series made its debut 46 years ago. In that time, the show created a media empire, inspired many rising scientists, and played a surprising role in the American Civil Rights movement. Google honored the original series on Friday with an interactive doodle. The mini Star Trek episode follows a Googlized Captain Kirk from the bridge of the Starship Enterprise to the clutches of danger. Along the way, Google's design team hid many secrets. Here's a complete guide to the winks, spoofs, and inside jokes tucked into doodle.
Maria Montessori: Is the Montessori method any good?Google celebrates the 142nd birthday of Italian physician Maria Montessori. Does Montessori's 'child-centered' method work?
Maria Montessori and 10 famous graduates from her schools Maria Montessori stands in many ways as the mother of alternative education. The Italian physician and teacher invented a new kind of school, one with self-directed learning, classrooms with mixed age groups, and no grades. Now, on what would have been her 142 birthday, thousands of schools bear her name. These Montessori schools have some very famous alumni, many of which credit the free-flowing classes with teaching them to think differently and allowing them to change the world. Here are 10 of the most prominent.
How HDR helps your iPhone or Android camera 'go pro''High dynamic range' – or HDR – takes multiple exposures, then stitches them together. Both the iPhone and Android devices come with HDR options.
Julia Child's first recipe: shark repellentBefore becoming a celebrity chef, Julia Child, whom Google is celebrating on her 100th birthday, worked for the clandestine Office of Strategic Service, where she first put to use her latent culinary skills.
Julia Child was a spy. Was she any good at it?People remember Julia Child for her wit, charm, and cheer. But before Wednesday's Google Doodle, before her TV shows, and before she moved to Paris, Julia Child worked as an intelligence officer.
10 great Siri tricks that iPhone owners probably don't know Apple first introduced Siri in October 2011, inspiring widespread excitement over what the virtual assistant was capable of. Still in her beta stage, she's full of surprises – and rumored to be gearing up for an upgrade with the next iPhone. In the meantime, we've compiled a list of Siri's 10 most useful, entertaining, and underused tricks.Think we missed one? Drop us a line in the comments section below.
Amelia Earhart: Pilot and feministAmelia Earhart broke aviation records and gained the respect of male pilots. But Amelia Earhart also held modern views about gender roles, and demanded equal status in her marriage.
Amelia Earhart: Why the mystery continuesToday's Google Doodle honors Amelia Earhart even as the latest $2.2 million search for her plane runs afoul of a Pacific Island reef. The famous aviatrix would have been 115 today.
Gustav Klimt: Why some say 'The Kiss' is better than the 'Mona Lisa''The Kiss' by Gustav Klimt – the painting shown in Saturday's Google Doodle – may not be as recognizable as the 'Mona Lisa.' But the golden painting may be better.
Alan Turing: Have you unlocked the secret Google doodle message? Saturday's Alan Turing tribute on Google has a hidden game. Here are the rules and how to win.
Alan Turing: Are machines thinking yet?Google is honoring war hero and artificial intelligence pioneer Alan Turing on his 100th birthday Saturday with a Turing Machine-themed doodle. How close are we to Turing's predictions?
Queen's Diamond Jubilee: Just how many dogs does she own?For the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, a Google doodle shows off her prized corgis. How large is her canine entourage?
Peter Carl Fabergé: How Communism crushed the Faberge eggPeter Carl Fabergé created a jeweled-egg empire, commemorated Wednesday by a Google doodle. But as the Russian Revolution toppled the Czar, it also upended the famous line of Imperial Faberge eggs.
- How Peter Carl Fabergé turned Easter eggs into precious art
Peter Carl Fabergé, the subject of Wednesday's Google doodle, created elaborate and opulent Fabergé eggs. These jeweled works of art have become so famous that it's easy to forget that they started out as Easter eggs.
Doodle 4 Google: Why a pirate stormed Google's homepage todayThe annual Doodle 4 Google had students finish this sentence: "If I could travel in time, I'd visit..." The winning Doodle 4 Google drawing shows "Pirate times."
Google Doodle: Howard Carter and the pharaoh's curseWhen Howard Carter, the archaeologist honored by Wednesday's Google Doodle, discovered King Tut's tomb, he inadvertently sparked the myth of the pharaoh's curse. Howard Carter didn't believe in curses. Yet the false rumors persisted.
How Keith Haring accidentally invented the museum gift shopKeith Haring, who received a Google doodle Friday, forever changed the way art mingles with commerce.
Ashton Kutcher to play Steve Jobs in new biopic'Two and a Half Men' star Ashton Kutcher will portray former Apple CEO Steve Jobs in an upcoming indie film, TheWrap reported Monday. Is director Joshua Michael Stern taking a chance on Hollywood's favorite prankster?
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe: Father of 'less is more' architectureThe steel-and-glass Google Doodle structure is an homage to German architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Mies was an advocate of simplicity and open floor plans.
