Need for Communication

CERN, a nuclear research organization, is comprised of about 8,000 scientists from 60 different countries. Because of the wide-spread nature of the organization, there was a need for easier communication.

Ingredients

When Tim Berners-Lee created the World Wide Web, the Internet already existed as a computer network. The idea of the World Wide Web was to create navigable web pages through links.

Rationale

Tim Berners-Lee wanted to have a worldwide information network that was usable by what he called a "Universal Document Identifier," what we know of today as a URL. This way, all the scientists of CERN could find and share information easily.

Development

As the experiment progressed, it became more exciting. Berners-Lee created the first web server, browser and website editor. As the World Wide Web project grew, Berners-Lee's dream grew with it.

Today

Tim Berners-Lee continues to refine and define his World Wide Web project according to his original intent for a world-wide information network. It has grown beyond his first idea of a science information resource and has become necessary to business, communication and lifestyles across the globe.

Source:

W3.org--Berners-Lee Biography

CERN--Where the Web Was Born