The Search | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Larry Page - This character is the gregarious co-founder of Google.

Sergey Brin - This character is the mathematician who co-founded Google.

Eric Schmidt - This character becomes part of Google's three-way management structure and uses maturity to help stabilize the company during rapid growth periods.

Shona Brown - This character tries a disciplined approach as Google's VP of business operations.

Bill Gross - This character develops the original business model that Google adapts to become successful.

Alan Emtage - This character creates Archie, the first Internet search engine.

Matthew Gray - This...
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