- (A) Bill Gates
- (B) Steve Jobs
- (C) Tim Berners-Lee
- (D) Mark Zuckerberg
That’s right! The answer is (C) Tim Berners-Lee.
Tim Berners-Lee is credited with inventing the World Wide Web in 1989 while working at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research. He also developed the foundation for the web’s core technologies, including HTML (Hypertext Markup Language), URL (Uniform Resource Locator), and HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol). His vision was to create a system of interlinked hypertext documents that could be easily accessed and navigated across the internet, revolutionizing how information is shared and consumed globally. Berners-Lee’s contributions laid the groundwork for the modern internet, enabling the explosion of websites, e-commerce, and digital communication we see today. His pioneering work has fundamentally transformed society, influencing various sectors such as education, healthcare, and entertainment by facilitating instantaneous information exchange and connectivity on a global scale.