- **Epistemic status:** #seedlings ![[Pasted image 20220130103955.png]] Computer scientist famous for being the creator of the World Wide Web. He proposed an information management system on March 12, 1989, and by mid-November implemented successfully communication via server and client using the HTTP protocol. He also planned and implemented the first web browser and server. Currently, he is the director of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and of the Web Science Initiative (WSRI). Member of the advisory board of the MIT center of collective intelligence. In 2004, Queen Elizabeth II knighted Berners-Lee for his work. --- ## References - “Tim Berners-Lee.” In _Wikipedia_, January 29, 2022. <https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tim_Berners-Lee&oldid=1068599397>.