Wednesday, April 25, 2012

DOODLE FOR GOOGLE: HONORED GIDEON SANDBEK WITH ZIPPER DOODLE

On 24 April 2012.Google pays homage to Sandbek Gideon (Otto Fredrik Gideon Sundback) with special Zipper Doodle, on the occasion of 132 years since the birth engineer, patented the zipper (zipper).

Gideon Sundbek (April 24, 1880 - June 21, 1954) was a Swedish-American electrical engineer.April 29, 1913 Gideon Sundbek invented the zipper.
doodle for google
Gideon Sundbek. Today was born inventor of the zipper

April 29, 1913 in America, a Swedish immigrant Gideon Sundbek patented his invention zipper, zip, which today we know as zip "lightning."

The first prototype of the "lightning" was created by American Uitkomom Judson in 1893, but the device it was difficult to make and very unreliable in operation. After many complaints, being on the verge of bankruptcy, Judson took the partners who brought to the work of an American engineer,

Gideon Sundbek invent

Gideon Sundbeka Swedish origin.

After several years of searching Sundbek developed a new version of "lightning" and the technology of its production. Wonder Sundbeka invention consisted of two textile bands, which were fixed-reaching in a checkerboard pattern of metal links. Connection or disconnection of the halves performed using the lock (slider) sliding over the tapes.

HONORED GIDEON SANDBEK WITH ZIPPER DOODLE

The introduction of a new version of fasteners have been longer and more painful than the actual development of "lightning" because of distrust on the part of manufacturers, who remembered the first bad experience. Over time, "lightning" has proved its reliability and manufacturability, and by 1923 was widespread.

GOOGLE ZIPPER DOODLE Visit Google's home page today and you'll see this:

GOOGLE ZIPPER DOODLE

GOOGLE UNZIPPER DOODLE Visit Google's home page today
and unzip

GOOGLE UNZIPPER DOODLE
WEll  happy birthday, Gideon Sundback, and thanks for zipper.

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