Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Happy Birthday Dear Internet

The 20 year old who had taken over our lives

Thanks, TIM BERNERS-LEE (England, 1955- )On Friday the 13th of March, the World Wide Web (WWW) marked the 20th anniversary of its birth.

Not Al Gore?

Its inception dates back to 13 March 1989, when computer scientist, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, at the European Organization for Nuclear Research, popularly known as CERN Laboratory, presented a paper containing means and methods by which particles physics scientists could easily share and find out essential electronics documents.

The inception of the internet

At that time, the use of internet was limited to defense and academics domains only and communication was wholly text-based, banking on general newsgroups, along with remote Telnet chat to send messages.

No home computers yet

Before this date no one would have thought about applying for an Online Cash Advance to buy a computer so he could get in on the new act.

The creation of the web by British computer software genius Tim Berners-Lee and other scientists at the European particle physics laboratory (CERN) paved the way for the Internet explosion which has changed our daily lives.

The original idea

Berners-Lee and his colleagues originally set up the system to allow thousands of scientists around the world to stay in touch. "It was really in the air, something that had to happen sooner or later," said former CERN systems engineer Cailliau, who teamed up with Berners-Lee. ... click here to read the rest of the article titled "Happy Birthday Dear Internet"

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