Charles Michle de l'Epe, the 'father of the deaf', in the Google doodle - The Province
The famousFrench pedagogue and speech therapist Charles Michèle de l'Epéeis the protagonist this Saturday of the Google doodle. The search engine wanted to honor this form to the one considered as 'father of the deaf', coinciding with the commemoration of the 306th anniversary of his birth.
Charles Michèle de l'Epée dedicated his life to dispelling the erroneous idea thatpeople with hearing disabilityThey were unable to learn. In this sense, he used his fortune to found the Institution Nationale des Sourds-Muets in Paris in 1760, institution from which he developed a novel visual method with whichestablished a model for teaching deaf people.
Google honors historical milestones or dates indicated with their doodles
Internet is a large newspaper library and therefore you can consult the most important doodles, such as the Gregorian calendar, as well as its history or creators on the following page:http://www.google.com/doodles/search
Thesesmall works of virtual art,like the anniversary of thedetermination of the speed of light, can be acquired and even decorate any type of objects such as t-shirts, stamps or skateboards through its virtual store.
The history of the doodle
Google often decorates the letters of its logo to celebrate the anniversaries of celebrities or key dates in the world of science or culture, such asthe birth of Charles Chaplin, the Nobel winners, the anniversary of 'El Quijote' or some relevant or novel event or the Gregorian calendar.
The famous search engine has surprised with interactive doodles such as the one he commemoratedthe 30th anniversary of 'Pac-Man',that allowed to play the famous videogame, and that we have already commented.
Other doodles were dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the birth of John Lennon, with a video that reviewed the imagery of the Beatle; the 60th anniversary of the publication of 'The astronauts' by Stanislaw Lem, with several mini-games,or the incredible dedicated toLes Paul, recreating a guitar inspired by the master of the six strings that allowed users to compose songs.
