1955-, British computer scientist, inventor of the World Wide Web
created HTML (hypertext markup language), HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol), and URL (uniform resource locator) in 1989-1991 at CERN
the first web browser and web server ran on a NeXT computer at CERN
open information architecture: released the web technology royalty-free, ensuring universal access
founded the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) to govern web standards
the web transformed information from isolated documents into a linked global hypertext system
later advocated for Solid project and data sovereignty, returning control of personal data to users
the great web vision extends Berners-Lee's linked document web into a linked knowledge web powered by cyber