Alexander Calder's 113th birthday Celebrated by Google Doodle

Today's Google doodle celebrate the 113th birthday of mobile inventor Alexander Calder.

You can see a a type of kinetic sculpture that was invented by Alexander Calder in today's Google home page.

Mobiles take advantage of the principle of equilibrium and have objects hanging from rods. Kinetic art uses motion for an artistic effect.



Born in 1898, Calder had an illustrious career that spanned much of the 20th century.

He is considered "the most acclaimed and influential sculptor of our time," according to a biography on the Calder Foundation website.

Calder invented the mobile as a new method of sculpting: "by bending and twisting wire, he essentially 'drew' three-dimensional figures in space," according to the biography on the Calder Foundation website.

Clicking on the mobile will take the visitor to search results for Calder, whose 113rd birth anniversary falls on July 22.