Which came first, Google or the Great Pyramid of Giza?
the Great Pyramid of Giza came first, by 4,558 years. Khufu's pyramid was completed at Giza.
Side by side
| the Great Pyramid of Giza | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1998 | 2,560 BCE |
| Date | 1998-09-04 | — |
| Category | technology | landmark |
| What happened | Google Inc. was incorporated in a garage in Menlo Park. | Khufu's pyramid was completed at Giza. |
The date used here is the incorporation, 4 September 1998. Two others compete: the research project called BackRub began at Stanford in 1996, and the google.com domain was registered on 15 September 1997. Google itself has celebrated its birthday on four different September dates over the years, which is a fair indication that no single one is correct. It is younger than Amazon, eBay and Netflix.
the Great Pyramid of Giza
The Great Pyramid was finished around 2560 BC and remained the tallest structure on Earth for about 3,800 years, until Lincoln Cathedral's spire in 1311. The comparison worth holding on to is Cleopatra: she was born in 69 BC, roughly 2,500 years after the pyramid was built, and lived roughly 2,000 years before us. The pyramid was more ancient to Cleopatra than Cleopatra is to anyone reading this.
Common questions
- Which came first, Google or the Great Pyramid of Giza?
- the Great Pyramid of Giza, by 4,558 years — 2,560 BCE against 1998.
- When did Google start?
- 1998. Google Inc. was incorporated in a garage in Menlo Park.
- When did the Great Pyramid of Giza start?
- 2,560 BCE. Khufu's pyramid was completed at Giza.
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Sources
- Typical range compiled from manufacturer specifications — At One Place
- Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History — Smithsonian Institution