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Tim Berners-Lee
World Wide Web (Internet Protocols)
Born 1955 ๐ฌ๐ง England 1989
๐ก Known For
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Invented the World Wide Web โ HTML, HTTP and URLs (1989)
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Gave the Web to all humanity without patents or royalties
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Knighted by Queen Elizabeth II (2004); received Turing Award (2016)
Gave the Web to the world for free
Quick Facts
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๐ก Daily Life
Country
๐ฌ๐ง England
Born
1955
Key Year
1989
Invention
World Wide Web (Internet Protocols)