Tim Berners-Lee

Computer Science English 1955 381 quotes

Invented the World Wide Web

Quotes by Tim Berners-Lee

The Web needs to be a place where we can all be free from discrimination.

My vision for the future of the Web 2017

The Web needs to be a place where we can all be free from hate.

My vision for the future of the Web 2017

The Web needs to be a place where we can all be free from violence.

My vision for the future of the Web 2017

The Web needs to be a place where we can all be free from war.

My vision for the future of the Web 2017

I just want to get this thing working.

Internal CERN memo 1989

Vague but exciting.

Memo to Mike Sendall, his boss at CERN 1989

The WorldWideWeb (W3) is a wide-area hypermedia information retrieval initiative aiming to give universal access to a large universe of documents.

First public description of the WWW 1990

The dream behind the Web is of a common information space in which we communicate by sharing information. Its universality is essential. The fact that a hypertext link can point to anything, be it a personal opinion, a weather report, or a picture, means that all the information is part of the same space.

Weaving the Web 1999

The original idea of the Web was that it should be a collaborative space where you can communicate and share information.

Interview

I don't think there's any way to predict what the Web will be like in 10 years. It's too dynamic.

Interview 2000

The Web is more a social creation than a technical one. I designed it for a social effect — to help people work together — and not as a technological toy.

Weaving the Web 1999

The Web is not a library, it's a conversation.

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I was very lucky to be in the right place at the right time, and to have the right ideas.

Interview

The Web is an open platform, and that's what makes it so powerful.

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The Web is for everyone. That's why it's called the World Wide Web.

Interview

The Web is a reflection of humanity.

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The Web is a mirror of our society.

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The Web is a place where we can all connect.

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The Web is a powerful tool, and with great power comes great responsibility.

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The Web is a living, breathing entity.

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