Tim Berners-Lee and the World Wide Web

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British computer scientist who invented the World Wide Web in 1991.

The official launch of the World Wide Web, introducing HTML, HTTP, and the first web browser.

An early program created by Berners-Lee to connect CERN academics and their projects.

Tim Berners-Lee was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his contributions to the Internet.

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Berners-Lee's vision of making documents accessible to everyone on the Web.

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Tim Berners-Lee, a British computer scientist, invented the World Wide Web in 1991.
He made it accessible to the world for free.
His early interest began in 1955
He was interested in computers and worked as a programmer at the Ferranti, the first general purpose computer.
He later went to Oxford University to study physics, and built his own homemade computer there.
In 1980, while working at CERN, he developed ENQUIRE.
ENQUIRE could store information and track connections, laying the foundation for the World Wide Web.
The program demonstrated connection possibilities amongst people and projects within CERN, and also on computers globally.
In 1989, he proposed a hypertext system called the World Wide Web.
It involved HTML, HTTP, and the first browser.
The Web launched at CERN in 1991 including the first Browser.
The World Wide Web changed how people access and share information
Tim Berners-Lee received knighthood in 2004 for his work.