Tim Berners-Lee and the Creation of the World Wide Web

C. L. Nichols, Author
StoryAngles

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The internet, forever changing the way we live, work, and connect with one another.

What if you lived in a world where information was scattered, and accessing it tedious and time-consuming? A world where communication is limited to snail mail or expensive long-distance phone calls?

That was the reality before the advent of the World Wide Web. A reality that was forever changed by the genius of one man. Tim Berners-Lee.

Examine the life and accomplishments of this remarkable individual, and explore the beginnings of the internet and its evolution up to the present day.

The idea of the internet was first conceived in the 1960s by the U.S. Department of Defense, as a means to create a communication system that could withstand a nuclear attack.

The concept of packet switching, which is the foundation of the internet, was developed by Paul Baran. This led to the creation of ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), which connected four major U.S. universities.

Over the next few decades, the internet continued to grow and evolve, with more and more people gaining access to this revolutionary technology.

It wasn’t until the 1990s that the internet truly exploded, thanks in large part to the…

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