World Wide Web

The World Wide Web (WWW) was born at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Switzerland in 1990. Projects at CERN created huge amounts of data that scientists around the world needed to access, so English physicist Tim Berners-Lee proposed an information system for CERN that used linked documents on Web pages accessible via the Internet.

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The INFORMATION-SHARING system that unlocked the Internet for millions of people

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Craig Parsons

Studying at Cherry Tree Middle School Lives in San Diego, California

Knows English, Spanish From Oceanside, California Born on August 27, 2000

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Craig Parsons Just saw the funniest movie ever. Cars 2! Does anybody want to see that one again? I think I could see it a million times! July 23 6:45pm Like . Comment Betty Taylor likes this George Butler I can make it! Saturday afternoon? July 24 at 12:35pm . Like Jeff Miller Hi bro! Can’t go the movies. See you soon, though! July 23 at 9:30pm . Like

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“Terry, happy birthday! Hope to see you soon...” on Terry Sandler’s Wall. See friendship. “Have you played that new racing game, Sean? It’s...” on Sean Farbey’s Wall. See friendship. Craig likes tennis and Cars 2. “When are you going?” on Elizabeth Drury’s Wall. See friendship. RECENT ACTIVITY

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Spreading the word

The world’s first website was set up by Tim Berners-Lee at CERN in 1990. The site showed how people could build their own websites, and Berners-Lee and his colleagues sent out software and spread the word as widely as they could, so that more sites soon appeared. As time has passed, websites have become more sophisticated, containing pictures, videos, sound, advertisements, and more.

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Almost everyone accesses the Internet via the World Wide Web, which has made it easier than ever to send and receive information. How it changed the wor ld

Free for all

CERN made the source code for the World Wide Web software available to everyone free of charge. Even today, anyone can run a website and access the web for nothing. Making the technology freely available was the key to its success. By 1993, the World Wide Web was doubling in size every three months—there are more than 250 million sites on the web today. 59

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How many times a day do you press a button or flip a switch? With great gadgets and gizmos created to save us time and effort, you have an instant helping hand for almost any task. We’ve gotten used to telling the time in a second, choosing a spin cycle to clean clothes, or bringing a new toy to life with a couple of batteries. Thanks to some clever people’s light-bulb moments, these creature comforts are now a reality, providing quick fixes we can’t live without.