Tag archive: Sir Tim Berners-

Well before the creation of the world wide web, there was the "open hypermedia system" Microcosm, put together at the University of Southampton in the UK by Wendy Hall – then just 32 – and her colleagues in 1984. Just 10 years later she became the first female professor of engineering at the university, and in 2000 she was made a CBE for her services to science and technology. Now the woman who is deemed one… Read More

Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the man who gave us the world wide web, has received yet another honor.   The Queen of England has granted Berners-Lee the Order of Merit, one of Britain’s most prestigious awards, generally given for remarkable contributions to the arts or sciences. In 2004 he wasalso named Greatest Briton.   The Order of Merit is restricted to 24 living members, who have the right to use OM after their names, and the award… Read More