Tim Berners Lee is given a knighthood in the New Year Honours List - see http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3357073.stm
About time that scientists were recognised for what they do!
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Tim Berners Lee is given a knighthood in the New Year Honours List - see http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3357073.stm
About time that scientists were recognised for what they do!
John
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Well deserved, I think.
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Yeah, Tim!
So he's British, even though he lived and worked at CERN. Weird.
Tim B-L - quick biog:
Born in London in 1955
Studied at Wandsworth's Emanuel School
Read physics at Queen's College, Oxford
Created web in late 1980s and early 1990s at Cern
Offered it free on the net
Previously awarded an OBE
In 1994 he founded World Wide Web Consortium at MIT
John
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or reading of this posting. However, many were excited and
some may have enjoyed the experience.
'bout time is all I can say!
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If David Beckham can get an OBE, this guy definitely deserves better.
Sure desereving!
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