Tim Berners-Lee

Sir Timothy John "Tim" Berners-Lee, KBE, FRS (TimBL or TBL) (born June 8, 1955) is the inventor of the World Wide Web and Director of the World Wide Web Consortium, which oversees its continued development.

Recognition

The University of Southampton was the first to recognise Berners-Lee's contribution to developing the World Wide Web with an honorary degree in 1996 and he is currently a Chair of Computer Science at the University of Southampton's School of Electronics and Computer Science department. He was the first holder of the 3Com Founders Chair at MIT, and is also now a Senior Research Scientist there. He is a Distinguished Fellow of the British Computer Society, an Honorary Fellow of the Institution of Electrical Engineers, and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

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University of Southampton - World Wide Web - 1996 - 3Com - MIT - British Computer Society - Institution of Electrical Engineers - American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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In 1997 he was made an Officer in the Order of the British Empire, became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2001, and received the Japan Prize in 2002.

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1997 - Order of the British Empire - Royal Society - 2001 - Japan Prize - 2002

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In 2002 he received the Principe de Asturias award in the category of Scientific and Technical Research. He shared the prize with Lawrence Roberts, Robert Kahn and Vinton Cerf.

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2002 - Principe de Asturias - Lawrence Roberts - Robert Kahn - Vinton Cerf

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On April 15, 2004 he was named as the first recipient of Finland's Millennium Technology Prize for inventing the World Wide Web. The cash prize, worth one million euros (about £663,000 or USD$1.2 million), was awarded on June 15, in Helsinki, Finland by Tarja Halonen.

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April 15 - 2004 - Finland - Millennium Technology Prize - Euro - June 15 - Helsinki - Tarja Halonen

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He was given the rank of Knight Commander (the second-highest rank in the Order of the British Empire) by Queen Elizabeth II as part of the New Year's Honours on July 16, 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3899723.stm.

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Knight Commander - Order of the British Empire - Queen Elizabeth II - July 16 - 2004

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On July 21, 2004 he was presented with an Honary Doctor of Science (honoris causa) from Lancaster University.http://domino.lancs.ac.uk/info/lunews.nsf/I/2768F56EB38B32F780256ECC00404E69

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July 21 - 2004 - Lancaster University

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On January 27, 2005 he was named Greatest Briton of 2004 for his achievements as well as displaying the key British characteristics of "diffidence, determination, a sharp sense of humour and adaptability" as put by David Hempleman-Adams, a panel member. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/01/28/nweb228.xml

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January 27 - 2005

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Time Magazine included Berners-Lee in its list of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century, published in 1999.

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Time Magazine - 100 most influential people of the 20th century

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