Google hails Julius Petri through doodle

Google Inc is commemorating the achievements of German bacteriologist and inventor of the Petri dish, Julius Richard Petri, on his 160th birthday by a doodle. A A Born on 31st May, 1852, Julius Richard Petri, studied medicine and later served as a physician in the army. Julius Richard Petri died on 20th May, 1921.

Julius Richard Petri invented the crucial for research culture dish, which is also called the Petri plate. The importance of the invention lies in the fact that it is a necessary component of almost every research activity in the world.A In remembrance, Google Inc's doodle has featured 6 animated Petri dishes in which a rubber-gloved hand cultures different bacteria.