Tim Berners-Lee

Tim Berners-Lee

Tim Berners-Lee was born on June 8, 1955 in London, England. He is a computer scientist known for inventing the World Wide Web as we know it. He implemented the first successful communication between an HTTP client and server via the internet. He is the director of the World Wide Web Consortium, which is a community that develops open standards that promote the long-term growth of the World Wide Web. Tim Berners-Lee is an advocate of Net Neutrality, stating there should be, “connectivity with no strings attached,” in terms of how internet services are provided. Tim Berners-Lee is also one of the leaders of the Alliance for Affordable Internet, an organization that aims to make internet connection more affordable around the world, especially in developing countries. This organization aims to address

the issue of the Digital Divide, in which poor areas do not have access technology, ultimately hindering their ability to succeed in current society. In a Ted Talks episode released in 2009,  Tim Berners-Lee discussed his ideas of the evolution of the World Wide Web.