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23 of Google's greatest sci-fi (ish) logos
- July 29, 2008
50th Anniversary of NASA
- Nov 13, 2009
NASA finds water on the moon
- April 22, 2003
Earth Day
- April 07, 2008
Astro Boy (Japan only)
The first Astro Boy story ever written was published in April 1951.
- March 14, 2003
Albert Einstein's Birthday
- September 10, 2008
Large Hadron Collider
On that date, the proton beams were successfully circulated in the main ring of the world's largest and highest-energy particle accelerator for the first time.
- April 12, 2007
Yuri Gagarin
Gagarin became the first human in outer space and the first to orbit the Earth on that date in 1961.
- April 25, 2003
50th Anniversary of understanding DNA
- August 13, 2003
Alfred Hitchcock's birthday
Hey, we consider The Birds a sci-fi flick!
- October 29, 2009
Asterix Comic's 50th Anniversary
- October 04, 2004
SpaceShipOne wins the X Prize
- October 4, 2007
Sputnik Anniversary
The first Earth-orbiting artificial satellite was launched by the Soviet Union on that date in 1957.
- June 8, 2004
Venus Transit
Venus passed between the Sun and the Earth on that date for the first time since December 6, 1882.
- Mar 26, 2008
Parametron Computer 1
The 50th anniversary of the PC-1, developed by Professor Hidetosi Takahasi at the University of Tokyo.
- May 22, 2006
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Birthday
- March 13, 2006
Percival Lowell's Birthday
Lowell, born in 1855, was an astronomer who fueled speculation that there were canals on Mars which had been built by intelligent lifeforms.
- July 23, 2009
40th Anniversary of San Diego Comic-Con International
- January 15, 2004
Spirit on Mars
- July 20, 2005
Anniversary of Lunar Landing
- February 3, 2004
Gaston Julia's Birthday
French mathematician who devised the formula for the Julia set of fractals, popularized by Benoît Mandelbrot.
- June 6, 2009
25th Anniversary of Tetris
- March 14, 2009
Giovanni Schiaparelli's Birthday
Italian astronomer, born in 1835, known for his his telescopic observations of Mars.
- July 10, 2009
Birthday of Nikola Tesla
Known for his revolutionary developments in the field of electromagnetism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. (And also for the fact that he was played by David Bowie in The Prestige!)
By PALADIN at 11:59 AM ON 12/01/09
RE; "We love it when Google gives its familiar corporate logo a special look to celebrate a birthday, holiday or anniversary—but we love it even more when the search engine celebrates something sci-fi! "
......Okay, I`m all for celebrating Life`s Little Pleasures, and I am generally easily amused....
But is this the best you can come up with for excitement ?
Sure, this stuff is cute...
But this hardly merits a "We Love It" , much less a gratuitous exclamation point.
All that exuberance for the mildest of creativity smacks of manufactured excitement.
What`s next...A 'Golly Gee ! "...?
By Sandy at 12:10 PM ON 12/01/09
paladin - calm down.
it's a nice post. take a pill and stop over analyzing. just enjoy it. geez...
By whocares at 1:41 PM ON 12/01/09
Well.. Golly Gee ! That certainly was a mouth full Mr. Palidan Sir. Get off on the wrong side of the bed? Or did you not get off at all?
By Obi Window Washer at 2:12 PM ON 12/01/09
Di you know that The Triforce, from the Legend of Zelda series has been placed in many a Google logo. It's true see if you can spot them.
By muahaha at 5:59 PM ON 12/01/09
wow slow news day..whats next
Syfys favorite pictures of clouds that kinda sorta look like star wars characters. FFS
By PALADIN at 6:37 PM ON 12/01/09
RE; "By Sandy ...
paladin - calm down.
it's a nice post. take a pill and stop over analyzing. just enjoy it. geez...
"
--Oh, I`m soo calm I could fall asleep after looking at this mild mess.
Guess I am just not as easily amused as some obviously are.
You get excited at shopping mall openings, don`t you?
By PALADIN at 6:47 PM ON 12/01/09
RE: "By whocares ....
Well.. Golly Gee ! That certainly was a mouth full Mr. Palidan Sir. Get off on the wrong side of the bed? Or did you not get off at all?"
---Cute.... Say Sparky, did you think that up all by yourself ?
Looks like all those lonely nights watching Comedy Central are paying off.
By whocares at 12:39 AM ON 12/02/09
@Paladin
Not lonely, i have my cat and my boyfriend. No comedy central, the tuner is stuck on SyFy 24/7.
By pat at 6:37 AM ON 12/02/09
Wow. Syfy, you guys really don't know what Sci-Fi is anymore, do you? Most of these celebrate Sci-Fact.
No wonder I never watch your channel anymore.
They're cute logos anyway.
By PALADIN at 7:47 AM ON 12/02/09
RE: By whocares ......
"Not lonely, i have my cat and my boyfriend. No comedy central, the tuner is stuck on SyFy 24/7."
........" Stuck on SyFy 24/7.".....?
Seek help. Either a Repairman or a Therapist.
If my tv were 'stuck' on SyFy my wife would have to hide the guns whenever WWF wrestling came on.
A Mind--and a 46" Flatscreen-- is a terrible thing to waste.
By Sandy at 8:52 AM ON 12/02/09
i think paladin is the one who needs to seek help...
you are what's wrong with this site. not the stories.
By PALADIN at 1:29 PM ON 12/02/09
RE: By Sandy....
" i think paladin is the one who needs to seek help...
you are what's wrong with this site. not the stories"
---- HA !.. That is SOOO CUTE !
I love the delightful Double-Standard I get from your type.
All that I ever said was that I thought the subject matter was none-too exciting.
It was JUST AN OPINION on the topic, and nothing for anyone to get upset about.
You in turn, chose to attack me for my opinion.
Then, when you got precisely the response that you asked for, it`s all my fault.... right ?
Clue For You, Sweetie: You chose to attack me, and I merely responded to your attack.
"What`s wrong with this site" is posters like YOU, who like to start scraps over NOTHING and then whine and cry when they get what they asked for.
Grow Up.
By Sandy at 3:31 PM ON 12/02/09
mature. you really must have nother else to do.
By anonymous at 3:38 PM ON 12/02/09
"It was JUST AN OPINION on the topic, and nothing for anyone to get upset about.
You in turn, chose to attack me for my opinion."
...This coming from the person attacking people's comments on the guy teaching his kid klingon post a while back. You, sir, would do well to listen to your own words and take your own advice about growing up.
By muahaha at 3:45 PM ON 12/02/09
@ anonymous
Obviously your the dude teaching his kids klingon and yeah its assanine.
By Sandy at 3:45 PM ON 12/02/09
thank you anonymous.
as for paladin, for the rant in your last post, please refer to my first post, sweetie. love ya lots!
By anonymous at 3:54 PM ON 12/02/09
"Obviously your the dude teaching his kids klingon and yeah its assanine."
That would be pretty hard, given that I'm not a "dude". Asinine (this is the correct spelling, by the way) or not, he attacked people for their opinions and now is throwing a fit because someone did it to him. I find it hypocritical. End of story.
By muahaha at 4:43 PM ON 12/02/09
@ anonymous
*sigh*
Ok let me try this again... ASSanine! Get it??
*shrug*
Since were going back to grade school.
Second sentence....
There is no need for a comma after the word spelling. :)
By anonymous at 5:02 PM ON 12/02/09
I get it. :) Also, didn't mean to offend with my correction on the spelling. I hope you accept my apology. Thanks for the correction on my own post.
By muahaha at 5:31 PM ON 12/02/09
No apology is necessary. Have a pleasant day.
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