Tim Berners-Lee invents modern internet at CERN in Geneva

In 1989, Tim Berners-Lee, a British scientist at CERN in Geneva, invented the World Wide Web, fundamentally transforming the modern Internet. Berners-Lee’s creation introduced a system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed via the Internet, allowing users to navigate through information with ease using web browsers. This innovation included the development of key technologies such as HTML (Hypertext Markup Language), HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol), and URLs (Uniform Resource Locators). The advent of the World Wide Web democratized access to information, spurred the rapid growth of the Internet, and revolutionized communication, commerce, and education. For amateur radio operators, the Web opened up unprecedented opportunities for global connectivity, information sharing, and collaboration, enhancing the reach and impact of the amateur radio community.