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Tim Berners-Lee

World Wide Web (Internet Protocols)

Born 1955 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง England 1989

๐Ÿ’ก Known For

1

Invented the World Wide Web โ€” HTML, HTTP and URLs (1989)

2

Gave the Web to all humanity without patents or royalties

3

Knighted by Queen Elizabeth II (2004); received Turing Award (2016)

Gave the Web to the world for free

Quick Facts

Field

๐Ÿ’ก Daily Life

Country

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง England

Born

1955

Key Year

1989

Invention

World Wide Web (Internet Protocols)