“The web is more a social creation than a technical one. I designed it for a social effect — to help people work together — and not as a technical toy.” ~~ Tim Berners-Lee
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Tim Berners-Lee (b. June 8, 1955) British computer scientist known for inventing the World Wide Web.
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“We need diversity of thought in the world to face the new challenges.” ~~ Tim Berners-Lee
“Anyone who has lost track of time when using a computer knows the propensity to dream, the urge to make dreams come true and the tendency to miss lunch.” ~~ Tim Berners-Lee
“When something is such a creative medium as the web, the limits to it are our imagination.” ~~ Tim Berners-Lee
“When somebody has learned how to program a computer … You’re joining a group of people who can do incredible things. They can make the computer do anything they can imagine.” ~~ Tim Berners-Lee
“The world’s urban poor and the illiterate are going to be increasingly disadvantaged and are in danger of being left behind. The web has added a new dimension to the gap between the first world and the developing world. We have to start talking about a human right to connect.” ~~ Tim Berners-Lee
“What’s very important from my point of view is that there is one web … Anyone that tries to chop it into two will find that their piece looks very boring.” ~~ Tim Berners-Lee
