- The World Wide Web (WWW) is a network of online content that is formatted in HTML and accessed via HTTP. The WWW was developed by Tim Berners-Lee and his colleagues at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research. Here is a timeline of some of the key events in the development of the WWW12:
- 1990: Berners-Lee creates the first web browser, WorldWideWeb, and the first web server
- 1991: Berners-Lee announces the WWW project to the public and publishes the HTML specification
- 1992: The first URL is defined and the first web robot, World Web Wanderer, is deployed
- 1993: The first graphical web browser, NCSA Mosaic, is released and the WWW becomes popular
- 1994: The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is founded to oversee the development of web standards
- 1995: The first web search engines, such as Yahoo and AltaVista, are launched
- 1996: The first web browser with JavaScript support, Netscape Navigator, is released
- 1998: Google is founded and becomes the dominant web search engine
- 2001: The first version of Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia, is launched
- 2004: The first social networking site, Facebook, is launched
- 2005: The first video-sharing site, YouTube, is launched
- 2007: The first iPhone is released, enabling mobile web browsing
- 2010: The first version of HTML5, the latest web standard, is published
- 2016: The first web browser with virtual reality support, Mozilla Firefox, is released
- 2020: The WWW celebrates its 30th anniversary
Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.- WorldWideWeb Browser Published: December 25, 1990 ...
- Gopher Published: April 1, 1991 ...
- Tim Berners-Lee Announces the WWW Published: August 6, 1991 ...
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