Perkin is credited with discovering synthetic dye at a young age of 18.
Google Doodles are the various modifications or humorous features the company does to its logo that appears on its home page.
The search engine celebrates the 113th birth anniversary of American artist and sculptor Alexander Calder with a doodle.
Anvita Telang, 11, wins the Doodle for Google contest 2016 and her doodle is on the search engine's home page today, November 14.
Bharat Ratna recipient Ustad Bismillah Khan was born March 21, 1916.
Dr Saruhashi is renowned for her groundbreaking research as a geochemist.
The legendary jazz singer would have turned 96 today
Google's doodle has been famous for recreating the search giant's logo to mark an important event or artiste.
Monday's animated Google doodle sees Sergei developing the film reels.
The doodle is a tribute to British archaeologist Mary Leakey.
The search giant's home page displays a virtual Moog synthesizer, invented by Dr Robert Moog as a tribute to the greatest pioneer of electronic music.
Spanish-language writer Gabriel Garca Marquez was born on March 06, 1927.
On this date, April 27, in 1982, the Hindi poet received the Jnanpith Award for her outstanding contribution to Indian literature.
Today's Google is celebrating German naturalist Maria Sibylla Merian's 366th birthday
The search giant celebrates English writer and humorist Douglas Adams' 61st birthday with a doodle.
The search engine giant commemorates the achievements of German bacteriologist and inventor of the Petri dish.
On his 100th birth anniversary M F Husain, one of the best known painters in modern and contemporary India, has been honoured with a Google Doodle.
As a tribute on 67th Republic Day, search giant Google's doodle on Tuesday showed a march of a richly caparisoned camel contingent of the Border Security Force, a major attraction at the annual parade at the Rajpath on January 26.
India's freedom fighter's interest in arts led to setting up several institutions of learning in independent India.
On this day, February 1, in 1976, the Kerala-born poet released her autobiography, My Story.
Google hails the great director on his 92nd birthday.
The artwork showcases beautiful old buildings in the backdrop in light saffron hue along with people in the front in green shade, with the letters of the company's name in blue emblazoned in the middle, in a nod to the tricolour.
The Indian dancer and choreographer's 112th birth anniversary was celebrated with a doodle.
The search engine giant honours Intel co-founder Robert Noyce's contribution to technology with a doodle
Virginia Woolf was one of the foremost modernists of the twentieth century.
With its latest creation, Google is celebrating the birth anniversary of the pioneer of stop motion clay animation.
The search engine celebrates birthday of the legendary guitarist, songwriter and inventor with a doodle.
The multi-hued doodle, with a dominant blue tone, depicts iconic monuments interspersed with images of famous music instruments and dance forms. The six letters of the word Google have been portrayed colourfully and using images of India's national bird and an iconic south Indian dance form.
Gurgaon based Divyanshi Singhal's doodle of Walking Trees was selected from over 1.1 lakh entries across India.
One of the greatest rock stars of all time would have turned 65 on September 5, 2011.
One of the greatest rock stars of all time would have turned 65 on September 5, 2011.
Search engine giant Google celebrates the writings of the Argentine author who would have been 112 today.
Today, the search giant is celebrating the Irish novelist's 165th birthday with the doodle.
The search engine pays tribute to the greatest Mexican muralist with a doodle.
To commemorate the 189th birthday of German geneticist and monk Gregor Johann Mendel Google today surprised its visitors with a Google doodle shaped like green peas.
The search engine has created a special doodle to mark the occasion.
The Nightingale of India's 135th birthday is celebrated with a doodle on Google's home page.
Today's animated doodle on the search engine's homepage pays tribute to the English cricketer and creator of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack.
Today's animated doodle on the search engine's homepage pays tribute to Achille-Claude Debussy.
The search engine giant doodles for the man who designed several iconic buildings.
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