Real Google Chrome inventor revealed - original appliance up for auction
The truth is out there. Google’s Chrome web browser was invented by a beekeeper from New Zealand in 1959. Jack Wyndham, now 88, took out a worldwide patent in 1971 for a “Type Goggling Appliance” that looks similar to the Google Chrome but could store only 50 words per minute. He dubbed his prototype (a modified chrome typewriter) the “Goggle Type”. Unfortunately, he ran out of funds and his patent lapsed, enabling Google to pick up the idea when technology made his idea feasible.
Wyndham has now generously made his original “type goggling appliance” available for sale on auction site TradeMe, complete with records and photographs, with all proceeds going to Save the Children in Vietnam. Tech enthusiasts will be keen to acquire this historically significant artifact, which is expected to attract keen bidding from around the world. Bill Gates is rumoured to be be particularly interested.
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December 10th, 2009 at 3:02 pm
This is surprising to know that the inventor of Google’s Chrome web browser is a beekeeper. That’s great! Go beekeepers!