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Tim Berners-Lee, World Wide Web inventor
Former physicist, Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web as an essential tool for high energy physics at CERN from 1989 to 1994. (Image: CERN)
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The first web server: this machine was used by Tim Berners-Lee in 1990 to develop and run the first WWW server, multi-media browser and web editor.
The first web server: this machine was used by Tim Berners-Lee in 1990 to develop and run the first WWW server, multi-media browser and web editor. (Image: CERN)
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A screenshot showing the NeXT world wide web browser created by Tim Berners-Lee
A screenshot showing the NeXT world wide web browser created by Tim Berners-Lee (Image: CERN)
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During the 2003 World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) at Geneva Palexpo, Tim Berners-Lee, W3C's director (World Wide Web consortium) was introduced to Kofi Annan, Secretary General of the United Nations.
During the 2003 World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) at Geneva Palexpo, Tim Berners-Lee, W3C's director (World Wide Web consortium) was introduced to Kofi Annan, Secretary General of the United Nations. (Image: CERN)
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www@20: Celebrations for 20 years of the web. Questions for the panel : Jean-Francois Groff, Ben Segal, Tim Berners-Lee and Robert Cailliau
www@20: Celebrations for 20 years of the web. Questions for the panel : Jean-Francois Groff, Ben Segal, Tim Berners-Lee and Robert Cailliau (Image: CERN)
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Robert Cailliau, Web pioneer, in front of the LHC exhibit at CERN's Microcosm museum in 2004
Robert Cailliau, Web pioneer, in front of the LHC exhibit at CERN's Microcosm museum in 2004 (Image: CERN)
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A replica of the NeXT machine used by Tim Berners-Lee in 1990 to develop and run the first WWW server, multimedia browser and web editor.
A replica of the NeXT machine used by Tim Berners-Lee in 1990 to develop and run the first WWW server, multimedia browser and web editor. (Image: CERN)
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Where the web was born
Where the web was born (Image: CERN)
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An image of the first page of Tim Berners-Lee's proposal for the World Wide Web in March 1989
An image of the first page of Tim Berners-Lee's proposal for the World Wide Web in March 1989 (Image: CERN)
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Tim Berners Lee and Robert Cailliau back to the NeXT computer.
Tim Berners Lee and Robert Cailliau back to the NeXT computer. (Image: CERN)
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Tim Berners Lee and Robert Cailliau back to the NeXT computer.
Tim Berners Lee and Robert Cailliau back to the NeXT computer. (Image: CERN)
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Robert Cailliau, a systems engineer at CERN who was Tim Berners-Lee's first partner on the World Wide Web project.
Robert Cailliau, a systems engineer at CERN who was Tim Berners-Lee's first partner on the World Wide Web project. (Image: CERN)
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Tim Berners Lee, Robert Cailliau and the NeXT computer.
Tim Berners Lee, Robert Cailliau and the NeXT computer. (Image: CERN)
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Tim Berners-Lee with Nicola Pellow, the writer of the line-mode browser for the World Wide Web in 1992.
Tim Berners-Lee with Nicola Pellow, the writer of the line-mode browser for the World Wide Web in 1992. (Image: CERN)
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Tim Berners-Lee demonstrates the World Wide Web to delegates at the Hypertext 1991 conference in San Antonio, Texas.
Tim Berners-Lee demonstrates the World Wide Web to delegates at the Hypertext 1991 conference in San Antonio, Texas. (Image: CERN)
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Portrait of Tim Berners Lee in a rack of the Computer Center
Portrait of Tim Berners Lee in a rack of the Computer Center (Image: CERN)
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WEB@30 official ceremony
Tim Berners-Lee and Fabiola Gianotti for 30th anniversary of the web (Image: CERN)
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WEB@30 official ceremony
Sir Tim Berners-Lee, Web inventor, Director of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and Founding Director of the World Wide Web Foundation (Image: CERN)
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WEB@30 official ceremony
Robert Cailliau, web pioneer (Image: CERN)
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WEB@30 official ceremony
WEB@30 celebration at CERN on 12 March 2019 (morning) . (Image: CERN)
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Former physicist, Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web as an essential tool for high energy physics at CERN from 1989 to 1994.

11 Jul 1994

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