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Sir Timothy Berners-Lee

Sir Timothy Berners-Lee. By: Tonicia Keeton. The Early Years. Timothy Berners-Lee was born 6/8/55 He was born in London, England He graduated from Emanuel school in 1973 Tim graduated from the Queen’s College at Oxford University in 1976 with a BA in Physics

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Sir Timothy Berners-Lee

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  1. Sir Timothy Berners-Lee By: Tonicia Keeton

  2. The Early Years • Timothy Berners-Lee was born 6/8/55 • He was born in London, England • He graduated from Emanuel school in 1973 • Tim graduated from the Queen’s College at Oxford University in 1976 with a BA in Physics • While there he made a computer with nothing but a old television, M6800, TTL gates, and a soldering iron

  3. A Working Man • After his graduation he gained a job at Plessey Telecommunications Limited • In 1978 Tim left to gain employment at D.G. Nash Limited • While at D.G. Nash Limited he wrote type setting software for intelligent printers and multitasking operating systems • After his time at D.G. Nash Ltd., he worked as an independent consultant for a year and six months

  4. Working Man continued • This period included the six months where he was a consultant software engineer at CERN • While he was there he created “enquire” for his own private and personal use • In 1981 Tim worked for John Poole’s Image Computer System’s Limited with technical design responsibility until the year of 1984 • In 1984 Tim joined CERN

  5. Genius At Work • In 1989 Tim proposed global hypertext project also known as World Wide Web • 1994 Tim founded the company World Wide Web Consortium at the Laboratory for Computer Science in MIT • 1999 he was the first holder at 3com Chair at LCS • He later wrote the book “Weaving the Web”

  6. 1995 “Young innovator of the year” award Honorary Prix Ars Electronica Co recipient of ACM software system award 1997 IEEE Koji Kobayashi computers and communications award Dudell Medal MCI Computerworld/ Smithsonian Award for leadership in innovation The International Communication Institute’s Columbus prize OBE 1998 Charles Babbage Award The Mountbatten Medal of the National Electronics Council PC Magazine lifetime achievement Award in technology MacArthur Fellowship Award Edward Rhein technology award 1999 Time dubbed Tim one of 100 greatest minds of the century 2000 Paul Evan Peters Award Electronic Freedom Foundation’s pioneer award George R. Stibitz computer pioneer award Special award for outstanding contribution Awards Received

  7. Awards Received continued • 2001 • Sir Frank Whittle Medal • 2002 • Japan prize • Albert Medal • 2004 • Knighted July 16, 2004 • Millennium Technology prize

  8. Work Cited Page • http://www.w3.org/People/Berners-Lee/Longer.html • http://www.ibiblio.org/pioneers/lee.html • Tim Berners-Lee with Mark Fischetti, Weaving the Web, Harper San Francisco, 1999

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