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BBC -- "The inventor of the world wide web, Tim Berners-Lee, has been awarded a knighthood for his pioneering work."

Sir Tim said he never expected his invention would lead to such an accolade. He created hypertext, which later became the glue that united millions who use the Internet today. The underlying code first let scientists easily share research findings across a computer network. In the early 1990s, it become the Worldwide Web and the fundamental element that hundreds of millions use as their mode of communication.

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BBC -- Web's inventor gets a knighthood"
Dave Winer
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