The doodle celebrates the life of Marie Tharp, an American geologist and oceanographic cartographer who helped prove the theories of continental drift.
Google is paying tribute to American geologist and oceanographic cartographer, Marie Tharp, who helped prove the theories of continental drift. She co-published the first world map of ocean floors. On November 21 in 1998, the Library of Congress named Ms. Tharp one of the greatest cartographers of the 20th century.
The Google Doodle for today features an interactive biography of Ms. Tharp. Three prominent women, Caitlyn Larsen, Rebecca Nesel, and Dr. Tiara Moore, who are actively carrying on Marie Tharp’s legacy by making advancements in the typically male-dominated fields of ocean science and geology provide narration for her story.
Today’s doodle features an interactive exploration of Ms. Tharp’s life.
Google is today celebrating the life of Marie Tharp, an American geologist and oceanographic cartographer, with a special and interactive doodle on its homepage. On this day in 1998, the Library of Congress named her one of the greatest cartographers of the 20th century, and Google is celebrating the feat with a doodle. Ms Tharp is also credited with creating the first scientific map of the Atlantic Ocean floor and proving the theories of continental drift.
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