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

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.

How did two college students build the world’s most popular website from a garage?

Brilliant Co-Founders: Meet Larry Page and Sergey Brin, the two college friends whose big idea at Stanford University changed the way we use the internet forever. From a Garage to Googleplex: Follow Google’s amazing journey from a humble beginning in a borrowed garage to a worldwide headquarters with free food and a T-Rex skeleton named Stan. Computer Science for Kids: Learn the basics of how a search engine works and other fun facts about technology in this easy-to-understand guide. An Inspiring Business Story: Discover how creativity, hard work, and the famous "Don’t be evil" motto built one of the world’s most valuable companies.