Tim Berners-Lee and the Invention of the Internet
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10 min3rd4th5th6thSocial Studies
Summary
How Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web so people could share information with a click — and chose to give his idea to the world for free.
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Discussion
How Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web so people could share information with a click — and chose to give his idea to the world for free.
- What problem was Tim Berners-Lee trying to solve?
- How is the World Wide Web different from a single computer?
- Why did it matter that he made his invention free for everyone?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: web, link, information.
Try it: Write down three things you could learn about online. What would you search first?