Tim Berners-Lee: World Wide Web Xiang Lai COMP 1631 Winter 2011

Outline Tim Berners-Lee Tim Berners-Lee Early Life Early Life Career Career World Wide Web World Wide Web history history Function Function Current Life Current Life

Tim Berners-Lee Sir Timothy John “ Tim ” Berners-Lee, is a British engineer and computer scientist and MIT professor who is famous for invention the World Wide Web, making the first proposal for it in March Sir Timothy John “ Tim ” Berners-Lee, is a British engineer and computer scientist and MIT professor who is famous for invention the World Wide Web, making the first proposal for it in March 1989.

Early Life Tim Berners-Lee was born in London, England, on 8 June 1955, who is the son of Conway Berners-Lee and Mary Lee Woods. During 1969 and 1973, he went to Sheen Mount primary school before he attended to Emanuel School in London. He studied at The Queen's College, Oxford, from 1973 to 1976, where he received a first-class degree in Physics Tim Berners-Lee was born in London, England, on 8 June 1955, who is the son of Conway Berners-Lee and Mary Lee Woods. During 1969 and 1973, he went to Sheen Mount primary school before he attended to Emanuel School in London. He studied at The Queen's College, Oxford, from 1973 to 1976, where he received a first-class degree in Physics

Career Berners-Lee proposed a project based on the concept of hypertext to facilitate sharing and updating information among researchers when he is a contractor at CERN from June to December Also he built a prototype system named ENQUIRE there. Berners-Lee proposed a project based on the concept of hypertext to facilitate sharing and updating information among researchers when he is a contractor at CERN from June to December Also he built a prototype system named ENQUIRE there. He went to John Poole's Image Computer Systems, Ltd, in Bournemouth, England after leaving CERN in 1980, where he learned the network background with the project he worked on. In 1984 he returned to CERN as a fellow He went to John Poole's Image Computer Systems, Ltd, in Bournemouth, England after leaving CERN in 1980, where he learned the network background with the project he worked on. In 1984 he returned to CERN as a fellow

In 1989,Berners-Lee saw an opportunity to join hypertext with the Internet while CERN was the largest Internet node in Europe. He came up with similar ideas to those underlying the ENQUIRE system to create the World Wide Web, for which he designed and built the first Web browser, which also functioned as an editor and the first Web server, CERN HTTPd. The first web site built was at CERN, and was first put on line on 6 August In 1989,Berners-Lee saw an opportunity to join hypertext with the Internet while CERN was the largest Internet node in Europe. He came up with similar ideas to those underlying the ENQUIRE system to create the World Wide Web, for which he designed and built the first Web browser, which also functioned as an editor and the first Web server, CERN HTTPd. The first web site built was at CERN, and was first put on line on 6 August 1991.

In 1994, Berners-Lee founded the W3C at the MIT, which consisted of different companies that were planning to make standards and recommendations to improve the quality of the Web. Berners-Lee made his idea available freely, with no patent and no royalties due. The World Wide Web Consortium decided that its standards should be based on royalty-free technology, so that they could easily be adopted by anyone. In 1994, Berners-Lee founded the W3C at the MIT, which consisted of different companies that were planning to make standards and recommendations to improve the quality of the Web. Berners-Lee made his idea available freely, with no patent and no royalties due. The World Wide Web Consortium decided that its standards should be based on royalty-free technology, so that they could easily be adopted by anyone. In December 2004, he accepted a chair in Computer Science at the School of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton, England, to work on his new project, the Semantic Web. In December 2004, he accepted a chair in Computer Science at the School of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton, England, to work on his new project, the Semantic Web.

World Wide Web The World Wide Web, which was abbreviated as WWW and commonly known as the Web, is a system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed via the Internet. The World Wide Web, which was abbreviated as WWW and commonly known as the Web, is a system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed via the Internet. It can be a web browser, which can view web pages that may contain text, images, videos, and other multimedia It can be a web browser, which can view web pages that may contain text, images, videos, and other multimedia

History Sir Tim Berners-Lee, who is the Director of the World Wide Web Consortium, wrote a proposal in March 1989 for what would eventually become the World Wide Web. At CERN in Geneva, Switzerland, Berners-Lee and Belgian computer scientist Robert Cailliau proposed in 1990 to use, and publicly introduced the project in December. Sir Tim Berners-Lee, who is the Director of the World Wide Web Consortium, wrote a proposal in March 1989 for what would eventually become the World Wide Web. At CERN in Geneva, Switzerland, Berners-Lee and Belgian computer scientist Robert Cailliau proposed in 1990 to use, and publicly introduced the project in December.

Function The Web is one of the services that runs on the Internet. It is a collection of interconnected documents and other resources, linked by hyperlinks and URLs. In short, the Web is an application running on the Internet. Viewing a web page on the World Wide Web normally begins either by typing the URL of the page into a web browser, or by following a hyperlink to that page or resource. The web browser then initiates a series of communication messages, behind the scenes, in order to fetch and display it. The Web is one of the services that runs on the Internet. It is a collection of interconnected documents and other resources, linked by hyperlinks and URLs. In short, the Web is an application running on the Internet. Viewing a web page on the World Wide Web normally begins either by typing the URL of the page into a web browser, or by following a hyperlink to that page or resource. The web browser then initiates a series of communication messages, behind the scenes, in order to fetch and display it.

Influence "The World-Wide Web (W3) was developed to be a pool of human knowledge, and human culture, which would allow collaborators in remote sites to share their ideas and all aspects of a common project."

Current Life In June 2009 then British Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced Berners- Lee would work with the UK Government to help make data more open and accessible on the Web, building on the work of the Power of Information Task Force In June 2009 then British Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced Berners- Lee would work with the UK Government to help make data more open and accessible on the Web, building on the work of the Power of Information Task Force

Conclusion With the invention of World Wide Web, the communication between countries gets closer and closer. Also the information is spread faster and convenient for people all over the world.

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