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| − | '''Sir Timothy (Tim) Berners-Lee''' is a [[United Kingdom|British]] software developer who was the primary inventor of the [[World Wide Web]]. | + | [[Image:Tim Berners-Lee.jpg|right|280px]] |
| + | '''Sir Timothy (Tim) Berners-Lee''' is a [[United Kingdom|British]] software developer who was the primary inventor of the [[World Wide Web]]. In 2004 he was knighted for services to the global development of the Internet. | ||
| − | Whilst working at [[CERN]] (a [[particle physics]] laboratory in [[Switzerland]]) in 1990, Berners-Lee came up with the idea of using the [[Internet]] to link [[hypertext]] documents. He designed the first web browser and web server, and in 1991 CERN created the world's first website. Berners-Lee has remained an active participant in World Wide Web development ever since. He now lives in the [[United States]]. | + | Whilst working at [[CERN]] (a [[particle physics]] laboratory in [[Switzerland]]) in 1990, Berners-Lee came up with the idea of using the [[Internet]] to link [[hypertext]] documents. He designed the first web browser and web server, and in 1991 CERN created the world's first website. Berners-Lee has remained an active participant in World Wide Web development ever since. He now lives in the [[United States]] and is the Director of the World Wide Web Consortium. |
| + | Berners-Lee is the author of "Weaving the Web". | ||
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| + | == External links == | ||
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| + | *[http://www.w3.org/People/Berners-Lee/ Official site at W3C] | ||
[[Category:Inventors|Berners-Lee, Tim]] | [[Category:Inventors|Berners-Lee, Tim]] | ||
Revision as of 03:02, February 23, 2009
Sir Timothy (Tim) Berners-Lee is a British software developer who was the primary inventor of the World Wide Web. In 2004 he was knighted for services to the global development of the Internet.
Whilst working at CERN (a particle physics laboratory in Switzerland) in 1990, Berners-Lee came up with the idea of using the Internet to link hypertext documents. He designed the first web browser and web server, and in 1991 CERN created the world's first website. Berners-Lee has remained an active participant in World Wide Web development ever since. He now lives in the United States and is the Director of the World Wide Web Consortium.
Berners-Lee is the author of "Weaving the Web".