February 8th, 2011 
Well-played Google! Go there today and see it move, plus learn about this great visionary! And DON’T FORGET TO PLAY WITH THE LEVER ON THE RIGHT!! Totally awesome. Jules Verne is solely responsible for this marine biologist’s career. I played 20,000 Leagues under the sea religiously as a kid growing up in Iowa.
Jules Verne:Me :: Jacques Cousteau:Dr.M
want to say so too
thats their best banner yet
imho
Happy Birthday to the most famous novelist Mr. Jules Verne. Google made this birthday a special with its doodle. Thanks for blogging the news !
Ariel(in mermaid form)::Dr Bik
Jules Verne! I read all his books when I was a kid…I loved 20,000 Leagues of course but I was also a big fan of underground dinosaurs in Journey to the Center of the Earth. I think I blame Jules for my hope that trilobites still scuttle around some obscure corner of the deep sea.
Angelina Jolie in Sky Captain & the World of Tomorrow: Miriam. “ALERT THE AMPHIBIOUS SQUADRONS!”
Which of course makes me think of this:
http://www.20kride.com/photos_after.html
These pictures still fill me with melancholy.
One of their best banners by now!
Makes me feel as if I was 20000 leagues under the sea…
[...] the day is out, check out the awesome Google logo commemorating Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. It has a basking shark on [...]
I just finished reading “An Antarctic Mystery,” which was an excellent read, full of speculation about what lay within reach of 90 deg latitude at the time of its writing; an ice wall barrier for sailors, open ocean at the pole with a continent around there somewhere.
A bit of racism marred the piece, but overall I liked it.
“longitude south.” Shouldn’t be listening to music while commenting.