The search engine was invented by Larry Page and Sergey Brin. To mention who invented Google, it started when two computer science students thought they could improve the Internet search technology available during the 1990s. After graduation, it took a while for them to transform their idea into Google.

The name Google was used after a googol, the name in figure 1 followed by 100 zeros. The number was found by Edward Kasner and James Newman in the book Mathematics and the Imagination. For Larry and Sergey, the name Google simply represents the vast amount of unlimited information that a search engine must contain.

Larry Page and Sergey Brin met at Stanford University as computer science graduates in 1995. During 1996, they began working together writing a program to build a search engine. Initially, it was called BackRub, for its ability to perform backlink analysis. They were trying to find better ways to scan the internet and submit specific information for a search query. Later, they finally found a workable mathematical method that evaluated page links to help deliver the most relevant results.

Motivated by the outrageous criticism of BackRub, Larry and Sergey started working at Google. They operated out of their bedrooms and even built a network server using cheap and borrowed used PCs. They maxed out credit card limits to buy terabytes of disks at discounted prices. In the process, they tried to license the search engine technology, but to no avail after realizing that no one was interested in their product at such an early stage of establishment. However, they decided not to give up on Google and tried to seek more financial assistance, made improvements to the product and advertising to go public.

In September 1998, with the support of some corporate capital, Larry and Sergey launched Google Inc. from their Menlo Park garage in California. During that time, Google.com was already answering more than 10,000 queries a day. It stood out among other search engine companies as it relied more on search results than web content. The people who visited the webpage can basically have two options, enter some terms to search or press the “I’m getting lucky” button, which would take the users to the most popular results. The search was fast, the results were really useful, and Internet users were becoming more and more enthusiastic about using Google.

Therefore, on September 21, 1999, Google officially removed the beta testing status of its title. Therefore, Larry Page and Sergey Brin were listed as the people who invented Google.