Introduction – The Digital Giant Called Google When you “Google” something, you’re accessing one of the most powerful tools ever created. What started as a university research project is now a global force driving search, communication, innovation, and artificial intelligence. This article traces Google’s journey , from its humble beginnings to its profound global impact. The Birth of Google – A Project at Stanford University Google began in 1996 as a research project by Larry Page and Sergey Brin , two PhD students at Stanford University. They aimed to create a better search engine that ranked websites based on how many other websites linked to them — a concept called PageRank . They originally called it BackRub , but by 1998, they renamed it Google , a play on the word “googol,” meaning 1 followed by 100 zeros. Google’s First Office – A Garage Startup In September 1998, Google Inc. was officially born. Its first office was a garage in Menlo Park, California, rented from Susan Wojcic...