Marie Tharp: Google Doodle celebrates life of American geologist

The Library of Congress recognized Marie Tharp as one of the greatest cartographers of the 20th century on this day in 1998.

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Google is today celebrating the life of Marie Tharp with a special and interactive doodle on its homepage.

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A number of illustrations that detail Marie Tharp's life and career can be accessed through the interactive doodle.

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Marie Tharp was born on July 30, 1920, in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

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In 1948, she moved to New York City and became the first woman to work at the Lamont Geological Observatory.

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