Berners-Lee

British

/ ˈbɜːnəz ˈliː /

noun

Sir Tim. born 1955, British computer scientist who in 1990 created the World Wide Web

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Berners-Lee

Berners-Lee said that AI does not have anything like the World Wide Web Consortium, the international internet standards organisation he founded.

From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026

The platforms insist regulation goes against the spirit of the open internet, a point backed by the inventor of the World Wide Web, Tim Berners-Lee.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2024

Tim Berners-Lee created the World Wide Web in 1989 as a tool for collaborating and for sharing information.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 1, 2024

"The science is really clear cut," says Prof Berners-Lee.

From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2022

Berners-Lee is someone who certainly helped to flatten the world.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman

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