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Born in London, to engineers of the world's first commercially built computer, Berners-Lee was destined for greatness from an early age.
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Received a first bachelor's degree of arts in physics
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From June to December 1980, Berners-Lee worked as a freelance consultant for the physics research facility.
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Originally described as a "large hyperlink database with typed links", his proposal wasn't very popular, but he boss encouraged him to test it out on a computer.
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The Mosaic Web Browser is the first application that popularized the internet.
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Berners-Lee created a standards organization for the internet at MIT.
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In 1999, Time Magazine included Tim Berners-Lee in their list of the 100 most influential minds of the twentieth century.
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At this point in his life, Berners-Lee begins to teach at the University of Southampton
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Promoted from Officer of the OBE to Knight of the OBE. Now officially referred to as Sir Tim Berners-Lee
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Berners-Lee was asked by the Uk govt. to help make online data more safe and accessible for the public
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It's purpose is to "advance the Web to empower humanity by launching transformative programs that build local capacity to leverage the Web as a medium for positive change."
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An initiative to bring affordable internet connection to all parts of the globe. Partners include: Google, Facebook, Intel, & Microsoft.
