Artwork by Doodler Olivia Uploading a GIF with the espresso machine on Google Doodle Monday. The search engine company honored the Godfather of the coffee machine, Angelo Moriondo, celebrating his 171st birthday.
On Monday, June 6, Google paid tribute to Angelo Moriondo, the “Father of Espresso Machines,” with a dazzling doodle. The Google Doodle depicted a machine that dispensed coffee into cups.
In a nod to Moriondo on his birthday, Google Doodle was painted all over coffee.
On his 171st birthday, Google doodle honors Angelo Moriondo, the inventor of the first known espresso machine. The artwork, made entirely of coffee, has a GIF showing the espresso machine, shown by Doodler Olivia When.
Background:
Moriondo was born in Turin, Italy, on June 6, 1851, into a small business family. His grandpa established a liquor business, which he later passed on to his father. Moriondo’s father, along with his brother and cousin, later produced a variety of chocolate known as “Moriondo and Gariglio.”
According to Google’s, Google Doodle page, coffee was the trendiest thing in the world long ago, in the 19th century in Italy. Customers had to wait almost five minutes for their drink while it was brewing.
Enter Angelo Moriondo, the man who authorized the first known espresso machine. Today’s Doodle celebrates his 171st birthday.
The First Espresso Machine:
To facilitate coffee drinkers, Moriondo created a machine with a big boiler that forced hot water into the coffee grounds and a second steam boiler that lighted the coffee bed and finished the brewing. After being registered in Paris on October 23, 1885, the establishment was confirmed by an international patent.
Moriondo embarked on a business trip after being inspired by his family. In the city of Turin, he purchased a hotel and a pub.
Moriondo purchased two centers: the Grand Hotel Ligure in Piazza Carlo Felice and the American Bar in the Galleria Nazionale on Via Roma. Despite the popularity of coffee in Italy, many are frustrated by the time spent waiting for their coffee to be served.
At the time, coffee was popular in Italy but consumers had to wait a long time before drinking it. Therefore, Moriondo thought that if he could make a few cups of coffee at a time, he would have an edge over his rivals.
“The machine has a large boiler that pushes hot water instead of coffee, and a second boiler that produces steam that illuminates the coffee bed and completes the drink,” writes Google without accompanying the doodle.
Moriondo continued to make progress in his founding in the years that followed. For the first known espresso machine, he was able to get a patent.
“We wish you a happy 171 birthday, Angelo Moriondo,”
