The invention of the World Wide Web.
We take it for granted nowadays, but the internet is one of the most impactful inventions of modern times – possibly even of all time. But how did it all start? The story of the internet is a fascinating journey through the minds of visionary thinkers and relentless innovators, many of them coming from mathematics and computer science. In this 12-part series, we will dive into some of the stories and contributions of the trailblazers who laid the foundations for the interconnected world we live in today.
Previously, we explored the revolution of interactive computing and the people trying to create a structure for the internet. The infrastructure was slowly improving in scope and capacity. Yet, a unifying drive was missing.
There was a need for a global, open, and robust "map" for the internet, a "web" that would link everything together. This web, surprisingly, is tightly linked to particle research.
This week at the HLFF Blog, Andrei Mihai continues his long-running series on the internet to look at one of its seminal innovations: the World Wide Web.
Check out the full article here: HLFF Blog
Image caption: Former physicist Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web as an essential tool for High Energy Physics (HEP) at CERN. Image credits: CERN (CC BY 3.0)