Sergey Brin and Larry Page founded Google in 1998
Sergey Brin
Sergey Brin and Larry Page founded Google in 1998
Sergey Brin and Larry Page co-founded Google in 1998, marking the beginning of a significant technological revolution. Brin, a Russian-Jewish immigrant, and Page, both Stanford graduates, created a web search engine that would eventually become one of the most influential companies globally.
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Brin and Page's innovation led to the development of the PageRank algorithm, which treated backlinks as votes, revolutionizing search engine technology.
Understanding the origins of Google helps appreciate the foundational work behind today's search engine technology.
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