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Welcome
to Riverside Networks Computer Sciences Academy 'Time Line' web pages
for, 'A Brief History of
the Internet'. A time that changed the
World forever in the 21st Century for all humankind in Information
Technology.
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After the
recent BBC
programme featuring the Bill Gates phenomena and story, it
has prompted me to write this brief history of the World Wide Web for
our new members to the Community.
The History of the Internet spans more than four decades. A network
originally developed amidst the dark intrigue of the cold war, an idea
that was conceived by scientists to be able to communicate in the event
of a nuclear war, when all was in total chaos and destruction.
But the concept and birth of the World Wide Web
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as we know it today,
started in the depths of a mountain side, in good old yodelling
Switzerland, just outside of Bern, the Capital. Amongst the many
scientists of the day, was a young unassuming, confident computer
genius in the name of Tim
Berners Lee. There are many that lay claim
to fame, regarding the creation of the World Wide Web and for some it
is hard to accept and palate. But again from the small Island shores of
'Blighty', we were introduced to another one of her Sons, Tim Berners
Lee, who would change the World forever, for humankind in social
advancement through IT and communication.
There was never any doubt, that Tim Berners Lee,
would be anything
other than a genius. For it was in his genetic make up, as both
parents, were notable scientists of distinction in their own right. So
as like RE
Mitchell, Alan
Turing and Frank
Whittle etc. The name of Tim Berners
Lee will be set in stone within the great annuals of history.
A Eureka Moment in History
and how it began.
It was really in the late
eighties and early nineties, that the World Wide Web creation came
about
by Tim Berners Lee.
Whilst working at Cern, the
idea struck him to try
and create an environment where all computer data records produced for
research and development. Could be accessed by fellow scientist's for
continued research and reference. He knew, that he needed a way of
first, trying to locate the material published on the Computers and
Servers. Secondly, to devise a way of connecting the information and
this could only be achieved by devising a communication string of code.
The next problem however, was to create a universal type of reader that
could call up the pages and display them so they could be researched
and referenced successfully.
Continued here on
page two....
Written and Published by Alastair R Agutter: 2008-06-21
(Senior WWW Developer and Founder of
Riverside Networks Computer Sciences Academy)
This Page Last Modified: 2008-06-21
(First Draft)
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