Google Doodle: Google pays tribute to Angelo Moriondo, pioneer of espresso machines

Google is celebrating the 171st birth anniversary of Angelo Moriondo, who is widely considered as the inventor of espresso machines with a unique Google Doodle.Angelo Moriondo was born on June 6, 1851 in Turin, Italy to a family of entrepreneurs who never stopped brewing new ideas or projects. His grandfather founded a liquor production company that was passed down to his son (Angelo’s father), who himself would later build the popular chocolate company, “Moriondo and Gariglio” alongside his brother and cousin.time, in 19th century Italy, coffee was the hottest item around. Unfortunately, brewing methods required customers to wait over five minutes to get their drink. Enter Angelo Moriondo, the man who patented the first known espresso machine. Today’s Doodle celebrates his 171st birthdayFollowing in his family’s footsteps, Moriondo purchased two establishments: the Grand-Hotel Ligure in the city-center Piazza Carlo Felice and the American Bar in the Galleria Nazionale of Via Roma. Despite coffee’s popularity in Italy, the time spent waiting for coffee to brew inconvenienced customers. Moriondo figured that making multiple cups of coffee at once would allow him to serve more customers at a faster pace, giving him an edge over his competitorsFollowing in his family’s footsteps, Moriondo purchased two establishments: the Grand-Hotel Ligure in the city-center Piazza Carlo Felice and the American Bar in the Galleria Nazionale of Via Roma. Despite coffee’s popularity in Italy, the time spent waiting for coffee to brew inconvenienced customers. Moriondo figured that making multiple cups of coffee at once would allow him to serve more customers at a faster pace, giving him an edge over his competitors After directly supervising a mechanic he enlisted to build his invention, Moriondo presented his espresso machine at the General Expo of Turin in 1884, where it was awarded the bronze medal. The machine consisted of a large boiler that pushed heated water through a bed of coffee grounds, with a second boiler producing steam that would flash the bed of coffee and complete the brew. He received a patent titled,”New steam machinery for the economic and instantaneous confection of coffee beverage, method ‘A. Moriondo’.” Moriondo continued to improve and patent his invention in the following years.New Delhi: Many people prefer to start their day with a cup of coffee. It is considered to be one of the best drinks to start your morning. This is mainly because the aromatic magic stuff is known to have several health benefits. Among coffee lovers, Angelo Moriondo is the most popular name today. This is because Google is celebrating the 171st birthday of Angelo Moriondo, the man who patented the first known espresso machine, with a doodle. Considered to be the ‘godfather’ of the espresso machine, Moriondo presented it at the General Expo of Turin in 1884 and was awarded a bronze medal.Moriondo was born on June 6, 1851 in Turin, Kingdom of Sardinia into a family of entrepreneurs. His grandfather founded a liquor production company. It was passed down to Moriondo’s father, who would later build a popular chocolate company. His family brewed new ideas or projects and Moriondo followed in their footsteps. He purchased two establishments – the Grand-Hotel Ligure and the American Bar. This is when he realised that despite being extremely popular in Italy, the long waiting time to get a coffee was pushing customers away. He figured that making multiple cups of coffee at one go would allow him to serve more customers at a faster pace. Realising that it will give him an edge over his competitors, he hired a mechanic. Moriondo directly supervised his invention. He received a patent titled, “New steam machinery for the economic and instantaneous confection of coffee beverage, method ‘A. Moriondo’.” The patent was granted for a time period of six years. He, however, continued to improve the machine and kept getting patents for them in the following years. It is important to mention that Moriondo never took the invention to an industrial scale and restricted himself to the development of a couple of hand-constructed machines. He got those machines installed in his foundations and was convinced that it proved to be a big hiGoogle is celebrating the 171st birthday of the godfather of espresso machines, Angelo Moriondo, on June 6 with a special Google Doodle, inviting all coffee lovers to sip in tribute to the inventor.Created by Olivia When, the doodle is painted in coffee colour and features a GIF of the espresso machine.While coffee was extremely popular in Italy, people spent a lot of time waiting for the coffee to brew. Moriondo came to the rescue of the customers and figured that making multiple cups of coffee at once would allow him to serve more customers at a faster pace, giving him an edge over his competitors, Google said in a blogpost.Moriondo patented the first known espresso machine. “The machine consisted of a large boiler that pushed heated water through a bed of coffee grounds, with a second boiler producing steam that would flash the bed of coffee and complete the brew,” it said.Moriondo presented his espresso machine at the General Expo of Turin in 1884, where it was awarded the bronze medal. He received a patent titled, “New steam machinery for the economic and instantaneous confection of coffee beverage, method”.Born to a family of entrepreneurs in Italy in 1851, Moriondo never stopped brewing new ideas or projects. His grandfather founded a liquor production company that was passed down to his son (Angelo’s father), who himself would later build the popular chocolate company, “Moriondo and Gariglio” alongside his brother and cousinWhile mankind has enjoyed coffee for centuries, our predecessors didn’t have the wealth of options available for making coffee like we do today. One of the best known and most dynamic options is to brew one or more shots of espresso.Espresso” is rooted in the word “express,” and is a drink well-suited to all three definitions of the word. By comparison to other brewing styles common in the 19th century, brewing espresso was significantly faster, typically taking under two minutes. A second meaning is that each serving of espresso is often made expressly for a customer.he third meaning behind espresso has to do with the actual technique used to brew the coffee. The mechanical method of brewing espresso is credited to Angelo Moriond born in Turin on June 6, 1851who patented and showcased the first ever espresso machine in 1884.Brewing espresso involves near-boiling, pressurized water being pushed through coffee grounds to “express” the flavors. The original design patent involved two boilers, one that pushed hot water against the coffee grounds and another that used steam to finish the brewing proces

Coffee Lovers Sip! Google Pays Tribute To Godfather Of Espresso Machines

Google is celebrating the 171st birth anniversary of inventor Angelo Moriondo, considered the godfather of espresso machines with an artistic doodle. Moriondo was credited for patenting the earliest known espresso machine in 1884.The Google doodle, which has been created by Olivia When, features a GIF of the first known espresso machine and has been painted with coffee.Born on June 6,1851 in Turin, Italy, Angelo Moriondo belonged to a family of entrepreneurs “who never stopped brewing new ideas or projects”, Google said in a note on the extraordinary inventor. Moriondo’s grandfather founded a liquor production company which was then managed by his father. Moriondo also built the popular chocolate company, “Moriondo and Gariglio” with his brother and cousin.Coffee was at its peak popularity in Italy during the innovator’s time. But coffee lovers faced extreme inconvenience as they had to spend a lot of time waiting for the coffee to brew.Once upon a time, in 19th century Italy, coffee was the hottest item around. Unfortunately, brewing methods required customers to wait over five minutes to get their drink. Enter Angelo Moriondo, the man who patented the first known espresso machine,” Google’s note said.Moriondo’s espresso machine was shown at the General Expo of Turin in 1884 and was awarded the bronze medal.Moriondo’s machine which allayed the difficulties faced by coffee drinkers consisted of a large boiler that pushed hot water through a bed of coffee grounds and a second boiler that produced steam which would flash the bed of coffee and complete the brew. The invention was then confirmed by an international patent after being registered in Paris on Octobe