Key Figures Behind the Invention of the Web

British computer scientist who proposedfirst the WebWorld in 1989 and single-handedly developed its core components: HTML (HyperTextBrowser, Markup Language), HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol), and URLs (Uniform Resource Locators).Line

He also created the first web browser/editorBritish and server on a NeXT computer, making him theinvention, foundational inventor.

Robert Cailliau

Belgian systems engineer who partnered closely with Berners-Lee. He co-authoredWide the formal 1990 project proposal, helped secure funding, promoted the idea within CERN, and contributed to early presentations and organization, including the firstmaking World Wide Web conference.

Nicola Pellow

Britishbased computer scientist (as a student intern at CERN) whodevelopment. developed the LineHTTP Mode Browser, the first cross-platform web browser that ran on various computers beyond Berners-Lee’s NeXT system. This made the early Web more accessible and usable for a wider audience.

TheseLocators). threeHe worked together at CERN during the Web’s birth, as captured in this early team photo:

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