Google marks Nicolas Steno's 374th birth anniversary with doodle.

Google home page celebrates 374th bithday of Nicolas Steno, known as the "father of geology" with this doodle.

Nicolas Steno was a Danish Catholic cleric and scientist who pioneered in both anatomy and geology. By 1659, Steno decided not to accept a statement as true simply because it was written in a book, but rather to rely on his own research. He is considered the father of geology and stratigraphy. Read More