Sergey Brin and Larry Page
By Emily Berry, March 23th, 2015
Facts
Birthdate/ Parents:
- Lᴀʀʀʏ Pᴀɢᴇ ᴡᴀs ʙᴏʀɴ Mᴀʀᴄʜ 1973 ɪɴ Lᴀɴsɪɴɢ, Mɪᴄʜɪɢᴀɴ.
- Lᴀʀʀʏ's ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ sᴛᴜᴅᴇɴᴛs ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ᴀ ᴅᴇɢʀᴇᴇ ɪɴ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴜᴛᴇʀ sᴄɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ɪɴ 1960, ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪs ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴡᴏʀᴋᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴜᴛᴇʀs.
- Sᴇʀɢᴇʏ Bʀɪɴ ᴡᴀs ʙᴏʀɴ Aᴜɢᴜsᴛ 1973 ɪɴ Mᴏsᴄᴏᴡ, Rᴜssɪᴀ.
- Sᴇʀɢᴇʏ's ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴡᴀs ᴀ ᴍᴀᴛʜᴇᴍᴀᴛɪᴄɪᴀɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀɴ ᴇᴄᴏɴᴏᴍɪsᴛ. Hɪs ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴡᴀs ᴀ NASA Sᴘᴀᴄᴇ Fʟɪɢʜᴛ Cᴇɴᴛᴇʀ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛᴏʀ.
Childhood:
- Bᴏᴛʜ ʙᴏʏs sʜᴏᴡᴇᴅ ᴇxᴄᴇʟʟᴇɴᴛ sᴋɪʟʟs ɪɴ ᴍᴀᴛʜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴜᴛᴇʀs. Sᴇʀɢᴇʏ ʀᴇᴄᴇɪᴠᴇᴅ ʜɪs ғɪʀsᴛ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴜᴛᴇʀ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴏɴʟʏ 9 ʏᴇᴀʀs ᴏʟᴅ.
- As ᴋɪᴅs ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴅᴏʟᴇsᴄᴇɴᴛs, ʙᴏᴛʜ ʙᴏʏs ᴡᴏʀᴋᴇᴅ ᴀ ʟᴏᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛ's ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴜᴛᴇʀs.
- Tʜᴇʏ sʜᴏᴡᴇᴅ ᴛᴏɴs ᴏғ ᴘʀᴏᴍɪsᴇ ᴀs ᴋɪᴅs, ʜᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴡʜʏ Sᴇʀɢᴇʏ ʀᴇᴄᴇɪᴠᴇᴅ ʜɪs ғɪʀsᴛ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴜᴛᴇʀ ᴏɴ ʜɪs ʙɪʀᴛʜᴅᴀʏ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴊᴜsᴛ 9.
Education:
- Sᴇʀɢᴇʏ ᴀᴛᴛᴇɴᴅᴇᴅ Eʟᴇᴀɴᴏʀ Rᴏᴏsᴇᴠᴇʟᴛ Hɪɢʜ Sᴄʜᴏᴏʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ Uɴɪᴠᴇʀsɪᴛʏ ᴏғ Mᴀʀʏʟᴀɴᴅ.
- Lᴀʀʀʏ ɢʀᴀᴅᴜᴀᴛᴇᴅ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴇᴀsᴛ ʟᴀɴsɪɴɢ ʜɪɢʜ sᴄʜᴏᴏʟ, ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜɴɪᴠᴇʀsɪᴛʏ ᴏғ Mɪᴄʜɪɢᴀɴ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ʜᴇ ᴍᴀᴊᴏʀᴇᴅ ɪɴ sᴄɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇɴɢɪɴᴇᴇʀɪɴɢ.Wʜᴇɴ Sᴇʀɢᴇʏ ᴀɴᴅ Bʀɪɴ ғɪʀsᴛ ᴍᴇᴛ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀᴛ ғɪʀsᴛ. Lᴀʀʀʏ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴏғ Bʀɪɴ ᴀs ᴛᴏᴏ ᴏᴜᴛɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ʙɪᴛ ᴀɴɴᴏʏɪɴɢ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇʏ ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴢᴇᴅ ʜᴏᴡ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴛʜᴇʏ ʜᴀᴅ ɪɴ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴏɴ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ғᴏʀᴍᴇᴅ ᴀ sᴛʀᴏɴɢ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅsʜɪᴘ.
- Tʜᴇ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴛʜᴇɴ sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴍᴇɴᴛɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ sᴇᴀʀᴄʜ ᴇɴɢɪɴᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇᴘᴛ ᴏғ "Bᴀᴄᴋ Lɪɴᴋs.
- "Bᴀᴄᴋ Lɪɴᴋs" ʙᴀsɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ Gᴏᴏɢʟᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴀɴ ᴇᴀʀʟɪᴇʀ ғᴏʀᴍ ᴏғ Gᴏᴏɢʟᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀsɴ'ᴛ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘᴇᴅ. Tʜᴇ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴀᴛ ғɪʀsᴛ sᴇʀɪᴏᴜsʟʏ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴄᴀʀᴇᴇʀ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ "Bᴀᴄᴋ Lɪɴᴋs" ɪᴅᴇᴀ.
- Tʜᴇɴ, ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇʏ ɢᴏᴛ ᴘʀᴀɪsᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ɪᴅᴇᴀ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴛʏ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴀʟʟ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇʀᴄɪᴀʟ ᴘᴏssɪʙɪʟɪᴛɪᴇs. Tʜᴇʏ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ Gᴏᴏɢʟᴇ ɪɴ Sᴇᴘᴛᴇᴍᴇʀ ᴏғ 1998.
- Sᴇʀɢᴇʏ ᴡᴀs ᴀᴘᴘᴏɪɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴀs CEO ᴀɴᴅ Lᴀʀʀʏ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴍᴇ Pʀᴇsɪᴅᴇɴᴛ.
Life Achievements:
- Dᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʟɪғᴇᴛɪᴍᴇ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴍᴘʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴛʜɪɴɢs. Tʜᴇʏ ᴍᴀɴᴀɢᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ғᴏʀᴍ ᴀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴʏ ʙᴜɪʟᴛ ᴏғғ ᴏғ ᴛʀᴜsᴛ, ᴀs ᴛʜᴇʏ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴛʀɪᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴇᴛɪᴛɪᴏɴ ʟᴀsᴛ ɪɴ ʀᴀɴᴋɪɴɢ, ᴏʀ ᴛʀɪᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ sᴇᴛ ɪᴛ ᴜᴘ ᴛᴏ ɢᴀɪɴ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴍᴏɴᴇʏ.
- Tʜᴇʏ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴍᴀɴᴀɢᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴʏ "Gᴏᴏɢʟᴇ" ᴀ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴏɴ ʟᴀɴɢᴜᴀɢᴇ. Iғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴇᴠᴇʀ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ᴅᴏᴜʙᴛ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ, ᴏʀ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ɪᴛ's ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇᴀʀ "Gᴏᴏɢʟᴇ ɪᴛ."
Opinion:
- Sᴇʀɢᴇʏ Bʀɪɴ ᴀɴᴅ Lᴀʀʀʏ Pᴀɢᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴀ ᴘᴏsɪᴛɪᴠᴇ ɪɴғʟᴜᴇɴᴄᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴀɪɴᴇᴅ ᴀ ʟᴏᴛ. Tʜᴇʏ ɢᴀɪɴᴇᴅ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅsʜɪᴘs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʀᴜsᴛ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇʏ ɢᴀɪɴᴇᴅ ᴍᴏɴᴇʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴏᴘᴜʟᴀʀɪᴛʏ.
- Wɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏɴᴇʏ ᴛʜᴇʏ ɢᴀɪɴᴇᴅ, ɴᴏᴛ ᴀʟʟ ᴏғ ɪᴛ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇᴍsᴇʟᴠᴇs ᴏʀ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴʏ. Tʜᴇʏ ɢᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ʟᴏᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴄʜᴀʀɪᴛʏ, ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʟᴘ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs.
- ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴍᴏᴛᴛᴏ, "Dᴏɴ'ᴛ Bᴇ Eᴠɪʟ!"