Tim Berners Lee

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Tim Berners-Lee

Sir Timothy John "Tim" Berners-Lee, OM, KBE, FRS, FREng, FRSA, also known as "TimBL", is a British computer scientist, best known as the inventor of the World Wide Web.

Born: June 8, 1955 (age 57), London

Education: The Queen's College, Oxford, University of Oxford, Emanuel School

Awards: MacArthur Fellowship, Charles Stark Draper Prize, Marconi Prize, Mountbatten Medal, President's Medal

Books: Weaving the Web: The Original Design and Ultimate Destiny of the World Wide Web by its inventor, More

Parents: Conway Berners-Lee, Mary Lee Woods

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