Interestingly, Larry Page was reluctant to publish this infamous research paper when it was first conceived. Much of Larry's thinking was inspired by Nikola Tes

Interestingly, Larry Page was reluctant to publish this infamous research paper when it was first conceived. Much of Larry's thinking was inspired by Nikola Tesla's life; a genius whose inventions were often mocked upon and stolen by Thomas Edison. It was Larry's research advisor who convinced him to publish the paper. Other interesting sites:- Google Search Engine in 1997: http://backrub.tjtech.org/1997/index.htm http://backrub.tjtech.org/1997/index.htm Explanation of PageRank: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PageRank http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PageRank BackRub research (which ultimiately led to PageRank): http://backrub.tjtech.org/1997/backrub.htm http://backrub.tjtech.org/1997/backrub.htm lol@"Sorry, many services are unavailable due to a local network faliure beyond our control. We are working to fix the problem and hope to be back up soon. 12/4/97"