Google marks Inge Lehmann’s 127th birthday with earth ball doodle, recipe

Google on Wednesday marked the 127th birth anniversary of Danish seismologist Inge Lehmann with a doodle - and a recipe for a “candy Earth ball.”

Visitors to Google’s home page were greeted with a doodle depicting the Earth’s inner and outer cores, with Google noting science’s importance to predict quakes to save lives.

An editor’s note on the page explaining the doodle said a second deadly major quake in Nepal “reminds us of the importance of science in predicting earthquakes so that more lives can be saved.”

Clicking on the doodle will take the visitor to a Search Results page for Inge Lehmann, who died in 1993 at age 105.

Google said the doodle by Kevin Laughlin depicted Lehmann’s observation of earthquakes that led her to discover the earth’s inner and outer cores.

“Her work has withstood the test of time. In fact, it’s still the foundation for seismological science today,” it said.

Google cited Lehmann’s use of deduction and evidence to discover something unseeable.

Also, Google said Lehmann’s legacy isn’t just scientific, as she was a strong proponent of gender equality.

“Her pioneering spirit is an inspiration to us as we continue to do more on diversity,” it said.

Recipe

Google also offered a recipe for “Candy Earth Ball,” which it said can take about an hour to make. The ingredients include:

Google said the gumdrop or cherry will represent Earth’s molten Inner Core, the smallest layer, which lies 12,000 kilometers below our feet.

It said the marshmallow will be the Outer Core, a nickel and iron rich layer that creates the Earth’s magnetic field.

Rolling the mixture will create a ball shape that represents Earth’s Mantle, which is 2,900 kilometers thick and comprises almost 84 percent of the Earth’s volume.

Dunking the rice ball into the melted chocolate chips, which will act as Earth’s Crust, the top layer of the planet. — Joel Locsin/LBG, GMA News