Google Doodle Honors Espresso Machine Inventor Angelo Moriondo! What’s the Story Behind it

Google Doodle honors Espresso machine inventor, no less than Angelo Moriondo, himself through an apt coffee stain art.

Google Doodle

The go-to search engine giant, none other than Google, commemorates countless events and people, from holidays to prominent figures in history.

The Doodle temporarily replaces the original logo of the search engine on its website.

This time around, it celebrates the man behind what we know today as espresso machines. If not for Mariondo, a shot of coffee would not likely have been possible.

Google Doodle Honors Espresso Machine Inventor

Coffee lovers and enthusiasts of the art of brewing a cup of joe are most likely to know about espresso.

In fact, most coffee drinks begin with a shot or two of espresso, from classical lattes and the cold drinks at Starbucks.

But if we go back in time, the more sophisticated espresso coffee making used to be non-existent. Coffee drinkers used to have no idea what a shot of espresso would taste like.

Everything gradually changed when the first espresso machine was invented by an Italian named Angelo Mariondo.

While espresso machines have become ubiquitous nowadays, the man behind them is far from being a familiar name for most coffee drinkers.

As per a story by Smithsonian Magazine, Moriondo, a man from Turin, Italy, patented the first-ever espresso machine, which was the earliest to use both steam and water to brew a cup of joe.

The patent long ago in 1884 describes it as a "new steam machinery for the economic and instantaneous confection of coffee beverage."

Apart from the patent filing, it appears that Moriondo was a bit lowkey, there are no photos of his machine and any branding carrying his name.

But thanks to the patent document, his work of art, which changed the landscape of coffee making, is rightfully attributed to him.

Google Doodle and Angelo Moriondo

According to a recent report by 9to5Google, the Italian inventor of the espresso machine is not completely forgotten.

Google Doodle honored Moriondo and his legacy of creating the first espresso machinery, which has significantly evolved nowadays.

The search engine is remembering Moriondo and his contribution to the art of coffee making in time for his 171st birthday.

Olivie When creates the animated Doodle of coffee stain to commemorate the brains behind the espresso machine.

The Doodle showcases how the coffee machine looks based on how the patent illustrates and describes it.

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Written by Teejay Boris