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World Wide Web Day

  • 01 Aug 2024

Globally, August 1 is celebrated as World Wide Web Day, dedicated to recognizing and honoring Tim Berners-Lee, credited with founding the Internet.

Key Points

  • The 2024 theme highlights how the web has revolutionized communication, collaboration, and access to knowledge, bringing the world closer together.
  • In 1989, British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee proposed the concept of a global information space while being employed at CERN (the European Organisation for Nuclear Research).
  • A year later, he refined this concept in a second proposal, collaborating with Belgian systems engineer Robert Cailliau, who helped finalise the document in November 1990.
  • By the end of 1990, Berners-Lee had successfully developed the first web server and web browser at CERN.
  • The inaugural website, info.cern.ch, was launched on 6th August 1991.