In the last two weeks, you may have noticed a set of curious doodles on Google’s homepage. First, a space ship abducted the second ‘O’ in the company’s name, then the UFO returned leaving mysterious crop circles. Today, Google reveals the reason for the doodles: Herbert George Wells’ 143rd birthday. Why all the hype over HG? Is Google following or leading the internet’s zeitgeist?

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Jeff Aguero, Product Marketing Manager, Google Inc.