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'''Tim Berners-Lee''' is a British computer scientist. He invented the world wide web (www), a system used to organize and access information over the internet via hyperlink documents. He also developed the uniform resource identifier ([[URL]]), hypertext markup language ([[HTML]]) and hypertext transfer protocol ([[HTTP]]). He is the founder and director of the World Wide Web Consortium ([[W3C]]), an open international organization dedicated in developing standards for the world wide web to ensure its long-term growth. Tim is also a director of the Web Science Research Initiative and the World Wide Web Foundation.
'''Tim Berners-Lee''' is a British computer scientist. He invented the world wide web (www), a system used to organize and access information over the internet via hyperlink documents. He also developed the uniform resource identifier ([[URL]]), hypertext markup language ([[HTML]]) and hypertext transfer protocol ([[HTTP]]). He is the founder and director of the World Wide Web Consortium ([[W3C]]), an open international organization dedicated in developing standards for the world wide web to ensure its long-term growth. Tim is also a director of the Web Science Research Initiative and the World Wide Web Foundation.
He is a senior researcher and holder of the 3Com Founders Chair at the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]] Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) and head of the Decentralized Information Group (DIG). He is also a professor at the Electronics and Computer Science Department at the University of Southampton in United Kingdom.<ref>[http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/05/the-first-website-ever-made/ The First Website Ever Made]</ref> <ref>[http://www.w3.org/People/Berners-Lee/Overview.html#Bio Tim Berners-Lee Bio]</ref> <ref>[http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2007/draper-prize.html Tim Berners-Lee receives Draper Prize]</ref>
He is a senior researcher and holder of the 3Com Founders Chair at the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]] Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) and head of the Decentralized Information Group (DIG). He is also a professor at the Electronics and Computer Science Department at the University of Southampton in United Kingdom.<ref>[http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/05/the-first-website-ever-made/ The First Website Ever Made]</ref> <ref>[http://www.w3.org/People/Berners-Lee/Overview.html#Bio Tim Berners-Lee Bio]</ref> <ref>[http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2007/draper-prize.html Tim Berners-Lee receives Draper Prize]</ref>
He is a Distinguished Fellow of British Computer Society and Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Fellow of the Royal Society and Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 1999, he was named as one of the Great Minds of the Century by Time Magazine.<ref>[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,990627,00.html The Great Minds of the Century-Time Magazine, March 29, 1999]</ref>
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