Tim Berners-Lee was born on 8 June 1955 in London. An English computer scientist, Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web while working at the CERN laboratory in Switzerland. In 1989 he proposed a system of linked hypertext documents to help researchers share information, and by 1991 he had written the first web server and browser. He insisted that the technology be free for anyone to use, which allowed it to spread rapidly. In 1994 he founded the World Wide Web Consortium to guide the development of open standards, and he later became a professor at MIT and the University of Oxford. Knighted in 2004, he has since campaigned for an open and accessible web and for greater personal control over data.
Before and after
- from 18 April 1955 to 24 April 1955The Bandung Conference
- 5 May 1955Publication of Project Blue Book
- from 14 May 1955 to 1 July 1991Founding of Warsaw Pact
- 15 May 1955Austrian State Treaty
- 8 June 1955Birth of Tim Berners-Lee
- 16 June 1955Release of Lady and the Tramp
- 21 June 1955Birth of Michel Platini
- 27 June 1955Birth of Isabelle Adjani
- 1 July 1955Founding of Yamaha Motor Company
More in Science & technology
- 1945Discovery of promethium
- 1950Discovery of californium
- 1952Discovery of einsteinium
- 1976Discovery of bohrium
- 29 August 1982Discovery of meitnerium
- June 2002Discovery of oganesson
The era
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