• 1973 August 21
    (b.) - ?

Bio/Description

Russian-American computer scientist, who, along with Larry Page, is best known as the co-founder of Google, Inc., the world's largest Internet company, based on its search engine and online advertising technology. Together with Page, they are often referred to as the "Google Guys". According to Forbes he is currently the 24th richest person in the world with networth of US$17.5 billion in 2010. Brin immigrated to the United States at the age of six. Earning his undergraduate degree at the University of Maryland, he followed in his father's and grandfather's footsteps by studying mathematics, double-majoring in computer science. After graduation, he moved to Stanford to acquire a Ph.D in computer science. There he met Larry Page, whom he quickly befriended. They crammed their dormitory room with inexpensive computers and applied Brin's data mining system to build a superior search engine. The program became popular at Stanford and they suspended their Ph.D studies to start up Google in a rented garage. The Economist magazine referred to Brin as an "Enlightenment Man", and someone who believes that "knowledge is always good, and certainly always better than ignorance", a philosophy which is summed up by Google's motto of making all the world's information "universally accessible and useful" and "Don't be evil".
  • Date of Birth:

    1973 August 21
  • Gender:

    Male
  • Noted For:

    Founder, Google
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