Tim Berners-Lee Quotes


We should work toward a universal linked information system, in which generality and portability are more important than fancy graphics techniques and complex extra facilities.


Citations

Berners-Lee, Tim, and Robert Cailliau. "WorldWideWeb: Proposal for a HyperText Project." CERN, 12 Nov. 1990.

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Tim Berners-Lee
Tim Berners-Lee
  • Born: June 8, 1955
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Professor Computer Science

Sir Timothy John Berners-Lee OM KBE FRS FREng FRSA FBCS, also known as TimBL, is an English computer scientist best known as the inventor of the World Wide Web. He is a Professorial Fellow of Computer Science at the University of Oxford and a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Berners-Lee proposed an information management system on 12 March 1989, then implemented the first successful communication between a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) client and server via the Internet in mid-November.