Tim Berners Lee (1955 - )
In 1980, while working at CERN, the European Particle Physics Laboratory in Geneva, he first described the concept of a global system, based on the concept of 'hypertext', that would allow researchers anywhere to share information. He also built a prototype called 'Enquire'.
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Sir Timothy John Berners-Lee OM KBE FRS RDI FRSA DFBCS FREng, also known as TimBL, is an English computer scientist best known as the inventor of the World Wide Web, the HTML markup language, the URL system, and HTTP. Wikipedia
Born: June 8, 1955 (age 69 years), London, United Kingdom
Siblings: Mike Berners-Lee
Known for: Invention of the World Wide Web
Education: The Queen's College (1973–1976), Emanuel School (1969–1973), and Sheen Mount Primary School
Parents: Mary Lee Woods and Conway Berners-Lee
Awards: Turing Award (2016), Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering (2013), Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2009), and more
Spouse: Rosemary Leith (m. 2014) and Nancy Carlson (m. 1990–2011)
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Tim Berners-Lee graduated from the Queen's College at Oxford University, England, 1976. While there, he built his first computer with a soldering iron, TTL ...
He has received over 10 honorary doctorates, is a member of the Internet Hall of Fame, and was awarded the Finland Millennium Prize in 2004, and the A.M. Turing ...