Google Celebrates Life Of American Geologist Marie Tharp With An Interactive Doodle

On this day in 1998, the Library of Congress named her one of the greatest cartographers of the 20th century.

Google is today celebrating the life of Marie Tharp, an American geologist and oceanographic cartographer, with a special and interactive doodle on its homepage. On this day in 1998, the Library of Congress named her one of the greatest cartographers of the 20th century, and Google is celebrating the feat with a doodle. Ms Tharp is also credited with creating the first scientific map of the Atlantic Ocean floor and proving the theories of continental drift. New Google Doodle has been released: "Celebrating Marie Tharp" :)#google#doodle#designhttps://t.co/CeOQA0FfS9pic.twitter.com/mKyLlqhnRM

Today's doodle features an interactive exploration of Ms Tharp's life, as narrated by Caitlyn Larsen, Rebecca Nesel, and Dr Tiara Moore. Users just need to click on the interactive doodle, which takes them to several illustrations that chronicle Marie Tharp's life and career.