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Famous Nerds #6 (cont)

Tim Berners-Lee

   
  • Inventing the Web ...
    • distributed hypertext
    • linking heterogeneous documents
    • universal naming scheme (URL)
    • transfer protocol (http)
  • Oxford CS Graduate 1976
  • Software engineer at CERN
  • Developed Enquire (hypertext) 1984
  • Built httpd and WorldWideWeb 1990
  • Founder/Director of W3C
  • Became Sir Tim in 2004