You don’t have to be a Snow Crash or Tron fan to be familiar with the 3D craze that characterized the rise of the Internet and the World Wide Web in particular. From phrases like ‘surfing the ...

Well, it didn't, exactly. As with many inventions, in order to understand how today's Web developed, you have to look farther back than its official introduction. The seeds of the Web were planted ...

On April 30, 1993, the European research organization known as CERN released Tim Berners-Lee’s code for the World Wide Web into the public domain. The internet has many components but this innovation ...

Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of the World Wide Web, laid the foundations of the internet as we know it in 1989. The mind behind pioneering ideas such as HTTP and URL, Berners-Lee decided to make ...

April 30 marked the 30th anniversary of the moment the World Wide Web was handed to humanity, and look how far it's come. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

The man credited with creating the World Wide Web, Tim Berners-Lee, recently gave three predictions for the future of the internet as part of an interview discussing the Web’s 35th birthday. According ...

Thirty years ago, listeners tuning into Morning Edition heard about a futuristic idea that could profoundly change their lives. "Imagine being able to communicate at-will with 10 million people all ...

Gain insights into the key milestones and trends that have shaped the internet into the global phenomenon it is today. The internet has become an integral part of our daily lives, revolutionizing how ...

The World Wide Web is celebrating its 25th Birthday on Wednesday. It’s credited to computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee, who laid the groundwork that helped make the Internet what it is today. From ...

Tim Berners-Lee may have the smallest fame-to-impact ratio of anyone living. Strangers hardly ever recognize his face; on “Jeopardy!,” his name usually goes for at least sixteen hundred dollars.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. On August 6, 1991, in a little-known newsgroup–an early-days ...